Symbiosis: Mutualism, Commensalism and Parasitism. The species in an ecosystem will interact in different ways. These interactions may have positive, neutral or negative impacts on the species involved. read more
Mutualism is a symbiotic relationship where both parties benefit from each other. There are a lot of examples for mutualism. One such mutual association is the micorrhizal association (association between roots of higher plants and a fungus). read more
In mutualism, the organisms (apparently) benefit off each other, with both gaining something from the relationship. Parasitism is one-way, with the parasites benefitting while the host loses. Strangely, some of the traditional examples of mutualism may not be what they seem. read more