Members:

Aguila, Georgia
Castro, Remee
Gonzales, Karl
Group 2
Mariscal,Karmi

Differentiating Species:
Generalist vs. Specialist
Native vs. Non-native
Indicator vs. Keystone

Ecological Niche?
Habitat?

Ecological Niche
species way of life in a community
and includes everything that affects
its survival and reproduction (e.g.
Amount of sunlight, water, space,
what it feeds on , what feeds on it,
temperatures and other conditions it
can tolerate)
species pattern of living.

Habitat
Place where species live
An ecologicalor environmentalarea
that is inhabited by a particular
speciesofanimal,plant, or other
type oforganism
Where an organism can find food,
shelter, protection and mates for
reproduction

Therefore:
Each species has a specific
role to play in the ecosystems
where it is found.
Habitat supports a number of
niches.
Niche supports a single
species.

Examples:
Ecological
Niche
Bee
making honey,
pollinating
flowers, and
drinking nectar

Habitat

Forest or field

Squirrel

Eating acorns

Forest

Generalist vs. Specialist

Generalist

Specialist

Live in many different oOccupy narrow niches

oAble to live in only one
places
oHave broad niches
type of habitat
oEat variety of foods
oUse just one or only a
oCan tolerate a wide
few types of food.
range of environmental oCan tolerate a narrow
conditions
range of climactic and
other environmental
conditions.
Examples: Cockroach,
Examples: Panda,
Mice
Shorebird
o

Native vs. Non-native

Native
Non-native
oNormally live and
oSpecies that
thrive in a particular migrate into or are
ecosystem
deliberately or
accidentally
introduced to an
ecosystem
ospecies living
outside captivity
that did not

Native
Examples:
Philippine Eagle
Palawan Hornbill

Nonnative
Examples:
Fire ant (Solenopsis
geminate)
Invaded and affected many
species of animals and plants
o

Jumping plant
lice(Heterophyllacubana)
Introduced by the typhoon in
1980. Has affected almost all

standingL. Leucocephala (ipilipil) plantations

Indicator vs. Keystone

Indicator
Species that provide
early warnings of
damage to a
community or an
ecosystem
o

Examples: Birds,

Keystone
Species whose roles
have a large effect on
the types and
abundance of other
species
oLoss of these species
can lead to population
crashes and
extinctions of other
species
Examples: Shark
o