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niche

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-018582

1. How an organism fits into the ecosystem--where it lives, what it consumes, what consumes it, and how it interacts with all biotic and abiotic factors.

2. The particular area within a habitat that an organism lives and functions in.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-018582
FieldEnvironment
SubjectEcosystems
ReferencesNearshore Terrestrial Ecosystems Glossary; Chesapeake Bay Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-018582",
  "term": "niche",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. How an organism fits into the ecosystem--where it lives, what it consumes, what consumes it, and how it interacts with all biotic and abiotic factors.\n\n2. The particular area within a habitat that an organism lives and functions in.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "Nearshore Terrestrial Ecosystems Glossary",
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/niche/"
}

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