Species Range and Spacing Patterns

Ecology looks at how organisms interact with each other and with their environment. It also examines where species live and how individuals are arranged within those areas. The geographic range of a species is the total area where its members are found. Dispersion is the pattern of spacing among individuals inside that range...

Scientists study ecology to understand how species interact with their environment and with other species.

A key part of ecology is understanding where a species is found. This is called its geographic range, or the area where members of that species are found.

Within a geographic range, individuals may be spaced in different pattern...