Niche

Niche

A general term referring to the range of environmental space occupied by a species.

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Natural environment; Coral reefs

The role of an organism in an ecological community; the environmental requirements and tolerances of a species; sometimes seen as a species' "profession" or what it does to ...

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Archaeology; Evolution

The ecological role of a species; the set of resources it consumes and habitats it occupies.

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Professional careers; Sales

A small defined target market that may have few or no competitors.

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Personal life; Funeral

Hollowed out space in a wall made to place urns containing cremated remains.

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Art history; Visual arts

A recess in a wall, sometimes for a statue.

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Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The environmental requirements and tolerances of a species; sometimes seen as a species' "profession" or what it does to survive.

macroplankton

Biology; Marine biology

Planktonic organisms that are 200-2,000 micrometers in size.

nanoplankton

Biology; Marine biology

Planktonic organisms that are 2-20 micometers in size.

megaplankton

Biology; Marine biology

Planktonic organisms that are greater than or equal to 2000 micrometers in size.

mixoplankton

Biology; Marine biology

Planktonic organisms that can be classified at several trophic levels. For example, some ciliates can be photosynthetic but also can ingest other plankton and are heterotrophic.

logistic population growth

Biology; Marine biology

Population growth that is modulated by the population size relative to carrying capacity. Population growth declines as population approaches carrying capacity, and is negative ...

global warming

Biology; Marine biology

Predicted increase in the earth's oceanic and atmospheric temperature, owing to additions of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, as a result of human activities.

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