Trophic Interactions: Trophic interactions describe feeding relationships between organisms within an ecosystem and how energy flows through them.
Positive Feedback Loops: Positive feedback loops amplify changes within ecosystems rather than maintaining balance. For example, an increase in plant growth due to more nutrients can lead to an increase in herbivore populations, which then leads to even more plant consumption.
Keystone Species: A keystone species is a species that has a disproportionately large impact on its ecosystem relative to its abundance. Their removal can cause significant changes throughout the entire ecosystem.