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Niche partitioning among neotropical felids

Journal of Animal Ecology
Abstract Understanding how sympatric predators coexist remains a central question in community ecology, particularly when those species are phylogenetically related obligate carnivores with similar body sizes and trophic roles.
Ellen M. Dymit, Joshua P. Twining, Rony Garcia‐Anleu, Jennifer M. Allen, Taal Levi   +4 more
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Simulated niche partitioning by bacteria

2011
A central problem in ecology concerns the number of species that inhabit a given environment. A myriad of factors are involved, including speciation and extinction rates, geographic factors, seasonal cycles, food web stability, and a significant amount of random chance.
Steven S. Andrews, Adam P. Arkin
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Overlap and partitioning of the ecological and isotopic niches

Oikos, 2010
Recently, it was proposed that stable isotope patterns can be used to quantify the width of the ecological niche of animals. However, the potential effects of habitat use on isotopic patterns of consumers have not been fully explored and consequently isotopic patterns may yield deceptive estimates of niche width.
Elizabeth A. Flaherty, Merav Ben‐David
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Niche partitioning among fur seals

2023
At Cape Gantheaume, Kangaroo Island (South Australia), adult male, lactating female and juvenile New Zealand (NZ) and Australian fur seals regularly return to the same colony, creating the potential for intra- and inter-specific foraging competition in nearby waters.
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Niche saturation reveals resource partitioning among consumers

Ecology Letters, 2010
Ecology Letters (2010) 13: 338–348 Abstract More diverse communities of consumers typically use more resources, which often is attributed to resource partitioning ...
Northfield, Tobin D., Snyder, Gretchen B., Ives, Anthony R., Snyder, William E.   +3 more
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Biodiversity improves water quality through niche partitioning

Nature, 2011
Excessive nutrient loading of water bodies is a leading cause of water pollution worldwide, and controlling nutrient levels in watersheds is a primary objective of most environmental policy. Over the past two decades, much research has shown that ecosystems with more species are more efficient at removing nutrients from soil and water than are ...
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Competition, Colonization, and Temporal Niche Partitioning

2009
In this chapter, we will explore and compare models in which transient dynamics at one spatial or temporal scale result in long-term coexistence at another. All these models assume that species coexist because there exists at least a brief window in time during which each species has an advantage.
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Foraging ecology and niche partitioning in orb-weaving spiders

Oecologia, 1981
Foraging patterns were determined for three orbweaving spiders in several geographical locations varying in percent cover by herbaceous vegetation. Argiope trifasciata was the most common species in early successional habitats, while both Argiope aurantia and Araneus trifolium were more common in wetter, more herbaceous sites.
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NICHE PARTITIONING IN AN OLIGOCENE CARNIVORE GUILD

Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 2017
Klara E. Widrig, Nicholas A. Famoso
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Herbivory and niche partitioning

1994
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