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The allocation or partitioning of resources by species or groups of species is measured by how they utilize energy, matter, space, and time. These interacting resources form gradients in ecosystems and numerous scientists are exploring the gradients singly and in combination relative to their use by organisms (Levins, 1968; Roughgarden, 1974; Southwood et al., 1974; Wiens, 1976). Examples of resource partitioning by saprophagous arthropods are numerous. Schoener (1974) reviewed studies of termites (Sands, 1965), niche segregation in seven millipede species (O’Neill, 1967), and vertical distributions of mite species (Hulbert, 196 8). Some other studies of resource partitioning by saprophages include those inhabiting animal carcasses (Cornaby, 1974) and dung (Rainio, 1966). Cornaby et al. (1975) reported different rates of calcium and potassium utilization by communities of leaf-litter fauna in contrasting forests.
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Cornaby, B.W. (1977). Saprophagous Organisms and Problems in Applied Resource Partitioning. In: Mattson, W.J. (eds) The Role of Arthropods in Forest Ecosystems. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-88448-1_12
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