ecological niche
An ecological niche is the role and position of a species within its environment, including its physical habitat, its feeding and reproductive behaviors, and interactions with other species.
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Related Concepts (20)
- adaptation
- adaptation to the environment
- biodiversity
- biogeography
- competitive exclusion
- ecological succession
- ecosystem functioning
- evolution
- evolutionary divergence
- food webs
- habitat partitioning
- keystone species
- microevolution
- morphological evolution
- natural selection
- red-queen effect
- resource availability
- species interactions
- symbiosis
- trophic levels