When resources are limited, the competitively superior species eventually eliminate the other species. It is relatively-
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The competitive exclusion principle (Gause’s principle) states that two species competing for the same limited resources cannot coexist indefinitely; the superior competitor will eliminate the other. This is easy to demonstrate in laboratory conditions (controlled environment), but difficult in nature because natural ecosystems have many variables like resource variation, spatial separation, and niche differentiation that allow coexistence.
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