Niche Segregation

Niche Segregation

Species use restricted ecological niches, and the niches of all species are segregated, often with much overlap, by the use of different habitats, different geographic areas and seasons, and different food resources, to mention only a few of the many niche dimensions. The causes of niche restriction and segregation are important problems in evolutionary ecology.

Read more about Niche Segregation:  Background, Niche Restriction, Niche Segregation, Relative Significance of The Mechanisms, See Also

Famous quotes containing the words niche and/or segregation:

    You’re neither unnatural, nor abominable, nor mad; you’re as much a part of what people call nature as anyone else; only you’re unexplained as yet you’ve not got your niche in creation.
    Radclyffe Hall (1883–1943)

    Segregation now, segregation tomorrow and segregation forever!
    George C. Wallace (b. 1919)