Back متناقضة العوالق Arabic Plankton-Paradoxon German Παράδοξο του πλαγκτού Greek Paradoja del plancton Spanish Planktoni paradoks ET Պլանկտոնի պարադոքս HY プランクトンのパラドックス Japanese Paradoxo do plâncton Portuguese Парадокс планктона Russian Парадокс планктону Ukrainian
In aquatic biology, the paradox of the plankton describes the situation in which a limited range of resources supports an unexpectedly wide range of plankton species, apparently flouting the competitive exclusion principle, which holds that when two species compete for the same resource, one will be driven to extinction.