G.E. Hutchinson

G.E. Hutchinson was an influential ecologist known for his work on how different species coexist within ecosystems. He developed the concept of the “niche,” which describes the specific role and position an organism has in its environment—how it finds food, avoids predators, and reproduces. Hutchinson emphasized that species must efficiently use available resources to survive without directly competing with each other, leading to biodiversity. His ideas help us understand how complex ecological communities are organized and why a variety of species can live together in the same habitat.