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11 years ago
-What is the Competitive Exclusion Principle and how does it relate to the concept of the Ecological Niche?

-According to the principle of competitive exclusion, what outcome is expected when two species (or business) with identical niches compete for a resource?  Why?
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11 years ago
The Competitive Exclusion Principle says that no two species can occupy exactly the same niche in a given ecosystem.

If two species try to occupy exactly the same niche, one will become extinct, will have to move out of the ecosystem, or will have to alter its niche (character displacement). Both can't compete for a limited resource....

Look at the words in  COMPETITIVE EXCLUSION;  it's a clue.
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