fundamental niche

noun

The full range of conditions and resources in which an organism free of interference from other species could survive and reproduce.

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Meanings

nounfundamental niche (plural fundamental niches)

plural fundamental niches

  1. biologyThe full range of conditions and resources in which an organism free of interference from other species could survive and reproduce.
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