CourseNotes
Published on CourseNotes (https://course-notes.org)

Home > ecological niche

ecological niche

Total way of life or role of a species in an ecosystem. It includes all physical, chemical, and biological conditions a species needs to live and reproduce in an ecosystem. See fundamental niche, realized niche.

Subject: 
Environmental Science [1]
Vocabulary: 
Chapter 5 - Evolution and Biodiversity: Origins, Niches, and Adaptation [2]

Source URL:https://course-notes.org/glossary/term/ecological_niche_0#comment-0

Links
[1] https://course-notes.org/subject/environmental_science [2] https://course-notes.org/vocabulary/chapter_5_evolution_and_biodiversity_origins