Talk:Niche construction

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[edit] Beavers - niche construction?

It's not immediately obvious to me what niches are being created by dam building. Anyone want to add something on that? - Samsara 13:01, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the edit, WAS 4.250! It's made something clearer in my mind. Niche construction actually refers to the building of new niches, not new instances of the same old niche, and the beaver example to my mind doesn't belong here. I'll change it. - Samsara 01:05, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

Changed my mind again. I guess if it deepens the lake, it could create a niche for, say, a catfish specifically adapted to a greater depth. - Samsara 01:10, 3 January 2006 (UTC)