Niches and natural history

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Hutchinsonian niche

An n-dimensional hypervolume where a species exists.

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Dimensions

environmental conditions and resources needed for a population to persist.

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Hypervolume

the multi-dimensional resources and the other species in the environment.

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Niche

a species place and role in an ecosystem.

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Fundamental niche

where a species can be found based on its physiology and free of species interactions.

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Realized niche

a narrower range of the fundamental niche, limited by biotic interactions. Where you find the species.

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Ecology

The study of the interactions between living systems and their environments.

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Natural History

Where organisms are and what they are doing.