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What does competitive exclusion mean?

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Noun
  1. (biology) The principle that states that two species who are very similar, and compete for the same resources, cannot coexist indefinitely, as the one with the slight advantage will outperform the other and eventually drive it into extinction.
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This has led to the competitive exclusion of a myriad other species over increasingly wide areas.
Consequently, daily variations in irradiance may slow rates of competitive exclusion or reverse the identity of the superior competitor but not allow stable coexistence.
Seasonal mammals may be absent from the far north because of purely abiotic limitations or because of competitive exclusion by continuous species.
It is well known that the competitive exclusion principle is the most important rule for a population system.
In specific cases agreements may be made on a special competitive exclusion.
The concept of the good bacteria outcompeting the bad is known as competitive exclusion and has been around for many years.

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