The pulsing multidimensional ecological niche of plants: extension of the concept

The ecological niche of plants is defined doubly: as part of multidimensional space where the plant and as the set of adaptations inherent in this plant (population / species) settles down owing to what it can occupy this or that multidimensional habitat / space. On the basis of literature analysis and own data the new properties characteristic of ecological niches of plants are defined. First, in real soil conditions constantly there are intensity changes of many parameters at once - axes of a multidimensional niche that indicates the continuous pulsing changes of the limiting factors. Secondly, change of limits happens under the influence of various climatic, weather and others physical and chemical processes. Change of limits shows all signs of stochastic process, and in some cases - properties of fractal system. Considering the stochastic, pulsing nature of change of limits - axes of multidimensional ecological niche, plants have to realize the corresponding set of adaptations for each individual niche (habitat). Due to the attached way of life in the conditions of pulsing change of limits it is expedient to enter concept of individual niche of a plant. The obtained data raise a question of organization the adaptive potential of plants which would provide a survival of plants in the pulsing multidimensional ecological niches.