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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2006, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (7): 95-103.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20060718

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Models for Niche Breadth and Niche Overlap of Species or Populations

Li Dezhi1,Shi Qiang1,Zang Runguo2,Wang Xuping1,Sheng Lijuan1,Zhu Zhiling1,Wang Chang'ai1   

  1. 1.Shanghai Key Laboratory for Urbanization and Ecological Restoration Department of Environmental Science, East China Normal University Shanghai200062; 2.Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection, CAF Beijing100091
  • Received:2005-02-18 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2006-07-25 Published:2006-07-25

Abstract:

The concepts and several models of niche breadth and niche overlap of a species or population were given. Reviewing and analyzing the models for measuring the niche breadth and niche overlap, which were put forward by different authors. Although so far in China, most of the studies on the niche parameter limited in the single ecological resource axis, along the development of the methods for multidimensional niche measurement, the research on the multidimensional niche breadth and niche overlap would be paid more attentions and would become the main stream.

Key words: species, population, niche breadth, niche overlap, model