Individuals or population have specific interaction in between them that may affect the species distribution and abundance. Species lives and survive together in a so called inter-specific competition. If the intraspecific competition is stronger between individuals from the same species, species can survive the interspecific competition in between species. Competition from the same species can be active or passive.
Interspecific competition is the survival of different species in a certain habitat. While sharing the same habitat, these different species undergo interaction with each other that affect their population growth and abundance. This is called as ecological community. Specific interaction in between species are competition, predation, herbivory, symbiosis, mutualism, and commensalism. These type of interspecific interactions can be affected by different factors such as reproduction, natural resources, space and nesting sites, competition, and waste and diseases. While competing for survival, these species will have access to common resource that is limited in supply. The outcome of such competition is usually negative. It is always affecting the weaker competitors.
