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Resource Partitioning

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Resource partitioning is the differentiation of niches, in space, time, or resource type, allowing similar competing species to coexist by reducing the overlap competitive exclusion otherwise penalizes.

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Several warbler species feeding in different vertical zones of the same tree partition its insect resources by location.

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Resource partitioning reduces competitive overlap — it does not eliminate the underlying competition.