ecological niche

Noun

Meaning

(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)

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Success comes because you have found your ecological niche and can flourish by doing your own valuable thing. Ted Malloch

And indeed, in the Kaipara are already well established and filling their ecological niche. Source: Internet

The aye-aye combines rodent-like teeth with a long, thin middle finger to fill the same ecological niche as a woodpecker. Source: Internet

He and his student Theophrastus made extensive observations on plant and animal migrations, biogeography, physiology, and on their behaviour, giving an early analogue to the modern concept of an ecological niche. Source: Internet

Numerous native species of pollinator insects have recovered to fill their ecological niche, and armadillos have been regularly seen throughout the St. Louis area, especially since 2005. Source: Internet

New varieties of organisms arise and thrive when they are able to find and exploit an ecological niche – and species become extinct when they are no longer able to survive in changing conditions or against superior competition. Source: Internet

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