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Resource partitioning

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

The division of environmental resources among species, allowing multiple species to coexist by using different resources or the same resources in different ways.

AP course connection

Topic 8.5: 8.5 Community Ecology

Unit 8

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