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How does resource partitioning affect competition between species?

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...~ By partitioning out resources, species can have long-term coexistence with one another in the same habitat. ... When different species occupy slightly different niches in relation to resources, the limiting factor for population size becomes more about intraspecific competition than interspecific competition. ~...

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