Dominance (ecology)

• In many examples of wet woodland in western Europe, the dominant tree is alder.
• In temperate bogs, the dominant vegetation is usually species of Sphagnum moss.
• Tidal swamps in the tropics are usually dominated by species of mangrove
• Some sea floor communities are dominated by brittle stars.
• Exposed rocky shorelines are dominated by sessile organisms such as barnacles and limpets.