16 INTERACTIONS (+, +)
15 INTERACTIONS (+, +)
17 INTERACTIONS (+, +)
11 12 INTERACTIONS (-, -)
13 14 INTERACTIONS (-, -)
19 20 INTERACTIONS (+, -)
21 INTERACTIONS (+, -)
23 INTERACTIONS (+, ?)
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INTERACTIONS (?, ?)
COMPETITION (Chapter 13)
2 Blenny Damselfish
1 INTERFERENCE COMPETITION (INTRASPECIFIC)
INTERFERENCE COMPETITION (INTERSPECIFIC)
RESOURCE COMPETION 9
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TRENCHED UNTRENCHED 7 7 8
5 6 TRENCHED UNTRENCHED
13 Intraspecific Competition: Consequences Leafhopper
Fig in Molles 2006 Number of Leafhoppers (per cage) Number of Leafhoppers (per cage) Intraspecific Competition: Consequences
10 Alfalfa INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION: CONSEQUENCES
Fig in Molles 2006
INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION
NICHE: All environmental factors that influence growth, survival, and reproduction of a species Giant Kelp (Macrocystis) 15
Nutrients Graphical Depiction of Giant Kelp Niche (One Axis) Niche Breadth
Graphical Depiction of Giant Kelp Niche (Two Axes) Nutrients Oxygen Niche Breadth 1 Niche Breadth 2
Graphical Depiction of Giant Kelp Niche (Three Axes) Nutrients Temperature Oxygen
15 Giant Kelp Niche: Other Environmental Factors? N – Dimensional Hypervolume: Hypothetical Space that Represents ALL N Environmental Factors that Influence Growth, Survival and Reproduction
Range of environmental conditions in which a given species can live in the absence of interactions with other species FUNDAMENTAL NICHE
Giant Kelp (Macrocystis) Bull Kelp (Nereocystis) Effect of Interactions with Other Species NICHE
NICHE OVERLAP Fundamental Niches of Giant Kelp, Bull Kelp in One Dimension Giant KelpBull Kelp
Resource Utilization ADJUSTMENT OF FUNDAMENTAL NICHE IN PRESENCE OF COMPETITOR Giant Kelp Bull Kelp Giant KelpBull Kelp
Range of environmental conditions in which a given species can live in the presence of interactions with other species REALIZED NICHE Resource Utilization Giant Kelp Bull Kelp
Fundamental and Realized Niche of Chthalamus
Two Species with Same or Very Similar Niche: Is Coexistence Possible? Resource Utilization
Competitive Exclusion Principle: (G.F. Gause) Two Species with Identical Niches CAN NOT Coexist Indefinitely
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