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ghost of competition past: a standalone construct

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Ecology

the argument that present-day niche differences may reflect past competition that has since ceased, making current competition hard to detect.

In ecology, ghost of competition past refers to the argument that present-day niche differences may reflect past competition that has since ceased, making current competition hard to detect. This meaning comes from Connell (1980) in Oikos.[1]

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argument3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs current3 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs ghost3 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Connell, J. H. (1980). Diversity and the Coevolution of Competitors, or the Ghost of Competition Past. Oikos, 35(2), 131. https://doi.org/10.2307/3544421

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