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Generally, the density individuals increases within an area in reference to the compatibility as determined by a species" range of tolerance. It is important, from a standpoint of ecology and conservation, to understand the dispersion of species. However, in some parts of the world this is difficult, for this purpose ecological niche modeling, a system of determining where species in terms of dispersion and density, becomes useful. Ecologists can find dispersion within and area and extrapolate the data based on patterns of temperature and precipitation within an area. Ecological envelope: catalog of ecological conditions for a species. Ecological niche modeling can be used to determine where an invasive species will establish itself by examining its ecological envelope in its native area. There are three main categories for dispersion: clumped, generally seen where resources are limited to certain areas or species require communities for mating, hunting, protection, etc.
