Asked by mummy and me on May 30, 2024
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Explain the ecological significance of limiting resources, using three specific examples in your discussion.
Limiting Resources
Essential resources that are in short supply, thus limiting the growth, abundance, or distribution of an organism or population.
Ecological Significance
The importance of a species, habitat, or ecological process in maintaining ecosystem health, diversity, and function.
- Understand the fundamentals surrounding ecological niches, the competitive interactions, and the distribution of resources among species.
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Carla PhilpotJun 01, 2024
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A limiting resource is an environmental resource that is scarce or unfavorable to the species, and therefore limits the ecological niche of that species. Three limiting resources are the soil's mineral content, temperature extremes and precipitation amounts.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the fundamentals surrounding ecological niches, the competitive interactions, and the distribution of resources among species.