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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Compare and contrast a community and an ecosystem. :) plz

OpenStudy (trancenova):

Well basically a community is a "bunch of living organisms" in a defined size (eg. You might say "the community in the Stirling range national park"). Where-as an ecosystem is a system made up of both biotic and abiotic factors. Ecosystem generally implies interaction and reliance of biotic and abiotic factors. Communities might also have interaction (and most probably will) but don't have to include interacting organisms.

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