FUNDAMENTAL NICHE

• COMMUNITY NICHE RELATIONSHIPS REFLECT n-DIMENSIONAL COMPONENTS

• EACH SPECIES HAS ITS OWN POSITION (OR NICHE) WITH A CENTRAL LOCATION THAT DIFFERS FROM OTHER SPECIES, BECAUSE OF:

  • EVOLUTIONARY PROCESSES (INCLUDING REDUCED COMPETITION)
  • LEADS TOWARD SCATTERING OR DISPERSION OF SPECIES IN NICHE SPACE

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