Limitations of the Competitive Exclusion Principle

Under severe conditions in the arctic the physical environment frequently overrides biological competition, allowing essentially random occurrence of plants without distinct associations and with the frequent coexistence of related species that have extremely similar requirements. Furthermore, a mix...

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Published in:Science
Main Author: Savile, D. B. O.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1960
Subjects:
Arctic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.132.3441.1761.a
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.132.3441.1761.a
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Summary:Under severe conditions in the arctic the physical environment frequently overrides biological competition, allowing essentially random occurrence of plants without distinct associations and with the frequent coexistence of related species that have extremely similar requirements. Furthermore, a mixed population may be so advantageous in reducing disease incidence as to offset competition.

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