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Section 1

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territoriality

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The establishment of an area by one or more organisms from which others are at least partly excluded.

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fundamental niche

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A species' fundamental niche is the complete set of environmental conditions in which the species can potentially survive and reproduce.

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competition coefficient

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the competition coefficient describing the effect on species 1 of species 2 would is written as α12 while the competition coefficient describing the effect on species 2 of species 1 would be written as α21.

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allelopathy

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The production of chemicals by plants that inhibit the growth of neighbouring plants

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character displacement

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When two species compete, natural selection may reduce the strength of competition by changing some characteristic of one or both species.

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preemption

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occurs when an individual prevents other individuals from occupying a location by occupying the space first.

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competition

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interaction between two organisms that use the same limited resource. Both organisms tend to be negatively affected by this interaction

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intraspecific competition

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competition between individuals of the same species.

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interference competition

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Interference competition occurs when competing individuals (usually of the same species) directly interact in an attempt to reduce the other's access to resources

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realized niche

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the range of abiotic and biotic conditions under which a species actually lives

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interspecfic competition

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Interspecific competition occurs when individuals of one species limit the resources available to another species.

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