Question

What is Gause's principle of competitive exclusion and competitive release. How would they help you to plant your career?

Answer 1

Principle of competitive exclusion of Gause (1934) states that each niche supports only are species. If there are two species having similar functional status. only tho superior will remain in the niche while the other is excluded. However, if the niche is large, it may accomodate two or more species. Of course the superior species will dominate the niche while the less efficient will remain fewer in number. If the superior species has small population, the lesser efficient species can increase its number. The phenomenon is called competitive release.
Principle of competitive exclusion is related in human society to such positions which are occupied by single persons, e.g., captain of a team, office incharge, top scorer in the class. If you want to be topper, choose your field carefully where you can specialize and become superior to others. However, in those fields whose niches are large to accomodate several persons (e.g., intake of engineers in one year), a large number of persons would be selected as these is competitive release. However, the number is always limited. Here, again one should specialize in a field where one can reach the number to be selected.