Ecological niche

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[[de:�kologische Nische]]

In ecology, a niche is a term describing the position of a species or population in an ecosystem.

The description of a niche may include descriptions of the organism's life history, habitat, position in the food chain. According to the principle of mutual exclusivity, no two species can occupy the same niche in the same environment.

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Ecological_niche" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecological_niche, used under the GNU Free Documentation License