Special Section - The niche: concepts and applications

Authors

  • Diego P. Vázquez
  • Marcelo H. Cassini

Abstract

El nicho es un concepto central en ecología y biología evolutiva. Es difícil pensar en un problema en estas disciplinas que no involu- cre, bajo alguna de sus diversas etiquetas (e.g., especialización, generalismo, especificidad, versatilidad, amplitud trófica), la idea de ni- cho. Sin embargo, a pesar de su importancia, este concepto ha sido frecuentemente malin- terpretado, y hasta su mera definición es problemática (Schoener 1989; Real & Levin 1991; Leibold 1995; Chase & Leibold 2003). Pianka (1988) sostiene que si no fuera porque este concepto ha sido usado de tantas maneras distintas, la ecología podría ser definida como el estudio de los nichos... ¨[ver PDF]

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Published

2005-12-01

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Vázquez, D. P., & Cassini, M. H. (2005). Special Section - The niche: concepts and applications. Ecología Austral, 15(2), 115–116. Retrieved from https://ojs.ecologiaaustral.com.ar/index.php/Ecologia_Austral/article/view/1459

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Vol. 15 No. 2 (2005)

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Special Section

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