Resource partitioning enables species that are better competitors to exclude similar species from a community.

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The term resource partitioning describes the differentiation of niches,both in space and time,that enables similar species to coexist in a community.We can think of resource partitioning as reflecting the results of past competition,in which competition leads the inferior competitor to eventually occupy a different niche.

Resource Partitioning Enables Species That Are Better Competitors to Exclude