Category
page 1Ecological niche
ecological niche
fit of a species living under specific environmental conditions.
ecosystem engineer
any animal that creates, significantly modifies, maintains or destroys a habitat
niche construction
process by which an organism shapes its environment
guild
group of sympatric species with similar ecological function

ecological trap
phenomenon in which species sometimes prefer low-quality habitats
niche differentiation
process by which competing species use the environment differently in ways allowing coexistence
environmental niche modelling
computational prediction of species distribution across geographic space and time