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In ecology, a niche is the match of a species to a specific environmental condition. It describes how an organism or population responds to the distribution of resources and competitors (for example, by growing when resources are abundant, and when predators, parasites and pathogens are scarce) and how it in turn alters those same factors (for example, limiting access to resources by other organisms, acting as a food source for predators and a consumer of prey). "The type and number of variables comprising the dimensions of an environmental niche vary from one species to another [and] the relative importance of particular environmental variables for a species may vary according to the geographic and biotic contexts".A Grinnellian niche is determined by the habitat in which a species lives and its accompanying behavioral adaptations. An Eltonian niche emphasizes that a species not only grows in and responds to an environment, it may also change the environment and its behavior as it grows. The Hutchinsonian niche uses mathematics and statistics to try to explain how species coexist within a given community.
The concept of ecological niche is central to ecological biogeography, which focuses on spatial patterns of ecological communities. "Species distributions and their dynamics over time result from properties of the species, environmental variation..., and interactions between the two—in particular the abilities of some species, especially our own, to modify their environments and alter the range dynamics of many other species." Alteration of an ecological niche by its inhabitants is the topic of niche construction.The majority of species exist in a standard ecological niche, sharing behaviors, adaptations, and functional traits similar to the other closely related species within the same broad taxonomic class, but there are exceptions. A premier example of a non-standard niche filling species is the flightless, ground-dwelling kiwi bird of New Zealand, which feeds on worms and other ground creatures, and lives its life in a mammal-like niche. Island biogeography can help explain island species and associated unfilled niches.

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    USA Shower Tiling and Niche Fabrication Question

    I am building a niche in a 26x15 opening on a 60x32 shower I will be tiling. I am using GoBoard as backer. Does anyone have a link on fabricating a niche out of GoBoard or Schluter board? Also, question on tile costs: Since I visited various tile shops including the Tile Shop, Virginia Tile...
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    Internal shower and niche corners..Grout or sealant?

    What would you guys recommend to finish the internal corners on this niche? Grout or sealant? The niche is inside of a shower cubicle Already grouted the corner of the cubicle then thought maybe it should have been sealant instead. That can be corrected if need be but wanted to double before...
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    Shower wall niche suggestions

    Im in the process of building out this wall that will form one wall of a shower cubicle once tiled. Id like to build a wall niche into this wall as a feature but im stuck on the best way to set everything out so the niche is centred in the shower tray. The shower tray is 700mm deep and id be...
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    How to install a shelf in a shower niche?

    Hi, I’ve had a niche built in my shower (photo on left) I’d like a shelf inserted in the middle (similar to the top right photo) and I’m wondering the best way to do this. My plan is for the sides of the niche to be tiled in the same ceramic tiles as the shower and the back of the niche to be...
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    BN1 Brighton, Mastic specialist wanted. Approx 6 corners, niche and shower. Bumpy tiles

    Hi, I am wondering if anyone is able to apply mastic neatly to bumpy tiles i.e. this one. Eminence Johnson Tiles. Eminence Tile Satin White Being the genuis i am, decided to go for these tiles. Plumber been wonderful, he is just worried he won't be able to make sillicone look neat. Work...
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    Setting Out Setting out subways - shower, niche and sloped roof

    Hello again. Got the kit laid out and ready to lay the first tiles after a challenging time with the shower tray. Just a couple of answers would help me out a great deal. 1) The centre wall for the shower is 1400mm, tiles 200x100. Accounting for 2mm for expansion at either end and 2mm grout...
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    correct way to waterproof shower niche

    this is my first property i am renovating. i have made the niche so far from stud and the back i have used 12mm plywood and sealed using ob1 sealant/adhesive. I have already purchased some aquapanels to use. would it be best screw the aquapanel in the niche and use the knauf joint adhesive, then...
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    Tile trim for Shower niche

    Hi All , about to start tiling the walls in my shower on jackoboard and tanked joints, I have two shower niches on the same wall to put tile trim around, my tiles are 9mm thickness so I was planning on using 10mm either straight edge or round edge alloy tile trim, could you guys confirm if 10mm...
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    Setting Out Over the bath niche ideas

    What would you do? Customer wants a niche between bath and window Niche (350x1600x180mm) He also wants lights in the niche (top) Max height from top of bath to finished tiled window sil level is 460mm Has anybody put a niche level with the bath? Is it a good idea to do that? Thanks!
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    Glass mosaics In niche

    am I being unreasonable by not wanting to leave a glass edge in a shower niche I wouldn’t mind but the glass mosaics where quite rough ( fired earth ) she didn’t want any trims also didn’t want me to tank it out said it was a waste of money .?
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    I hate shower niche..................

    I am sick of tiling these dam things we need an alternative idea thats easier to do,. I have had up to four niche's in one shower sometimes with 120 x 60 going on. Just want to have a moan
  12. Balloo

    I hate shower niche..................

    I am sick of tiling these dam things we need an alternative idea thats easier to do,. I have had up to four niche's in one shower sometimes with 120 x 60 going on. Just want to have a moan
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    Premade shower niche too big

    I installed a premade shower niche that is tile ready in my wall. The way the tile fall there will be a real little sliver of tile along the edge. So the niche is too big (sorry I wrote to small in the title). The directions say to tile right to it. So can I make the box smaller by apply some...
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    Showertray niche and more

    Hi. Im going to lay a stone resin showertray . There's no instructions but was going to use sand and cement mix, then I saw tech 7 super adhesive/sealent. Has anyone used this . The company said it would do the job. Also im thinking of doing a shower niche, its 3 inch framing that's in wall...
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    putting a niche in an external wall

    Hi guys, looking at a bathroom design im doing and the customer has asked if I can install a niche behind the bath. Its an external wall. Can this be done, obviously it can be cut out and a lintle installed. But what about sealing the cavity, what materials to be used etc. Cheers, luke.
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    Shower niche on stud wall

    Hi, Just getting our bathroom redone and it's all stud walls. Where shower is, stud wall built to go over soil pipe so I wanted a shower niche but the fitter isn't recommending it. He is worried that if the wood warps, could cause the grout to crack and water to run down behind stud wall where...
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    tiling a niche

    hope this isn't a daft question but how would you go about tiling a niche from scratch? Would you have toi build some kind of frame or would you cut into the wall? It's not something I have ever done so just curious. Thanks :thumbsup:
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    Shower niche edging trim?

    I'm about to start tiling a couple of shower niches in my bathroom and i'm wondering about how to install the trim on the external edges. The concern I have is if they're going to be waterproof? I can't see how it's sealed where the tile meats the strip if I just use the adhesive to bed the...
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    First of many questions I'm sure - Shower Niche

    Hello! I'd like to pick your brains regarding a shower niche I'm building (my first one). First here's a pic - 1. How to finish the edges? Trim? Or overlap? and should the inners overlap the outers? Oh, and if u say to overlap, how do you seal the edges? 2. You can see how I've build...
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    shower niche - preformed

    Hi, can anyone tell me where I can buy a preformed shower niche? The only ones seem to be on USA-based sites and they don't ship to the UK. Prefer a Dupont Corian or similar material.
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