Niche width

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-013333",
  "term": "Niche width",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A measure of the range of resources or environmental conditions that a species or population can tolerate and successfully exploit. It quantifies the breadth of an organism's ecological role within an ecosystem. A species with a broad niche width can adapt to a wider array of habitats or food sources.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "realised niche"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2009, 81, 829. 'Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 920 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-08-07-09)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/niche-width/"
}