Niche Partitioning - Resource Competition & Coexistence

Controls

Environment

Resource Types3

Resource Regeneration0.05

Niche Width0.3

Species

Number of Species4

Competition Strength0.5

Population Dynamics

Generation

Total Pop

Extinctions

Coexisting

Species Legend

Population Over Time

Competitive Exclusion: When species compete for the same resource, one will outcompete the other. Niche Partitioning: Species can coexist by specializing on different resources or using resources at different times/places.