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- A community in the social sciences, is the
- sense of identity, purpose, and companionship
- that comes from belonging to a particular
- place, organization, or social group.
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- A community in ecology, is an assemblage of
- plants, animals, and other organisms living
- within a circumscribed area. Communities are
- usually named by reference to a dominant
- feature such as characteristic plant species
- (e.g. beech-wood community), or a prominent
- physical feature (for example, a freshwater
- pond community).
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- Subject by: Samantha Good
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