Communities A community is classified as all living things (different species), living in the same place at the same time Key Properties of a Community: Diversity: Includes two components: Species richness= Total number of different species in that certain community Relative Abundance= How many of each species population are present in the community Species Diversity= Describes how diverse a community is by considering species richness and relative abundance Prevalent Form of Vegetation Within a community certain types of plants are present as well as these plants being structured and located in a specific way, this arrangement determines what animals lives in this community.