Biology Forum Ecology sympatric v syntopic a question of scale

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      gkerr
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      Can anyone clarify the distinction between sympatric and syntopic particularly with regards scale. Eg within a reserve (10km2) with species found across the reserve but not cohabiting the same habitat types… Are they sympatric but not syntopic?

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