NICHE (Empty)
Charles François (2004). NICHE (Empty), International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 2288.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 2288 ▶ |
| Object type | Methodology or model |
A potentially useful, but unoccupied part in anenvironment .
In an ecological environment, such empty niches may appear after important perturbations, as for example a cyclone, a bush or forest fire, or on new alluvial islands in a delta.
In human activities many unoccupied or underoccupied parts of all continents were once empty niches, apt for colonization.
Technical innovations are also frequently creating new empty niches in economic activities. The whole sector of electronics and computation is an impressive example.