The niche: an abstractly inhabited hypervolume
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"The niche: an abstractly inhabited hypervolume" is a seminal ecological paper by G. Evelyn Hutchinson that conceptualizes an organism’s niche as a multidimensional space defined by environmental conditions and resources.
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ecology paper
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scientific article → |
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G. Evelyn Hutchinson’s niche concept
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| author |
G. Evelyn Hutchinson
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| contribution |
distinction between fundamental and realized niche
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formalization of the ecological niche concept → |
| describes |
niche as a multidimensional space of environmental conditions and resources
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niche as an abstractly inhabited space rather than a physical location → niche as an n-dimensional hypervolume → |
| emphasizes |
mathematical and geometric representation of ecological niches
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role of multiple environmental dimensions in structuring communities → |
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ecology
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theoretical ecology → |
| hasConceptualLegacy |
basis for quantitative niche modeling
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framework for understanding species’ environmental requirements → inspiration for multidimensional trait and niche analyses → |
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fundamental niche determined by physiological tolerances
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niche axes correspond to environmental factors and resources → niche defined by ranges of environmental variables permitting survival and reproduction → realized niche constrained by biotic interactions and dispersal → species coexistence explained by niche differentiation in multidimensional space → |
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biogeography
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community ecology → conservation biology → macroecology → species distribution modeling → |
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foundational paper in modern ecology
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seminal work in niche theory → |
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English
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n-dimensional hypervolume niche
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| topic |
ecological niche
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environmental gradients → fundamental niche → multidimensional niche concept → niche theory → realized niche → species distributions → |
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conservation planners assessing habitat suitability
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ecologists studying species coexistence → researchers modeling species’ climatic niches → |
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G. Evelyn Hutchinson
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