OBJECTIVE FORESTRY

Detailed explanation-1: -The competitive exclusion principle says that two species can’t coexist if they occupy exactly the same niche (competing for identical resources). Two species whose niches overlap may evolve by natural selection to have more distinct niches, resulting in resource partitioning.

Detailed explanation-2: -Niche overlap describes the situation in which co-occurring species share parts of their niche space with each other. High niche overlap may lead to conflictual interactions (such as competition and exclusion) for some species (Giménez Gómez et al.

Detailed explanation-3: -Interspecific competition, in ecology, is a form of competition in which individuals of different species compete for the same resources in an ecosystem (e.g. food or living space).

Detailed explanation-4: -In this context, niche overlap is the degree to which species share the factors regulating their population growth (such as resources). The competitive difference between species is the difference in how efficiently they can convert resources to population growth in their average environment.