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Symbiosis v Competitive exclusion

The "Niche concept" has never quite been precisely defined and there exist many slight variations. This activity introduces the niche concept and the difference between realized and fundamental niches using Paramecium. There is a second activity with a simulation of the Paramecium experiment of Gause illustrating competitive exclusion before a final activity about symbiosis in coral reefs between the coral polyps and...

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