According to the concept of resource partitioning, which attribute of a community would tend to lead to lower species richness in a community where competitive interactions have a strong influence on species richness?

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Hugh Montoya

19 August, 20:44

According to the concept of resource partitioning, which attribute of a community would tend to lead to lower species richness in a community where competitive interactions have a strong influence on species richness?

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Todd Carlson · Answer 1

Species richness

Explanation:

Resource partitioning is a type of strategy of coexistence among species which allow species to use natural resources in different ways and it may be temporal or spatial

There are two attributes of a community which will tend to lead to lower species richness in a community:

1) Most species are generalists, utilizing a broad spectrum of resources : Species that can live in many different types of environments, and have a varied diet are considered generalists

2) Most species are specialists, utilizing a narrow spectrum of resources: Specialists are those species that require very unique resources, these type of species have a very limited diet or need a specific habitat condition to survive