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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. ecology
  3. ecological processes and phenomena
  4. ecological competition
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. ecology
  3. ecological processes and phenomena
  4. ecological competition

Preferred term

ecological competition

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The simultaneous demand by two or more organisms or species for a necessary resource in their environment (e.g., nutrients, space, water).

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Synonyms

  • biological competition

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/359

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