Editing Competitive exclusion principle (section)

==Paradoxical traits==

A partial solution to the paradox lies in raising the dimensionality of the system. Spatial [[heterogeneity]], trophic interactions, multiple [[resource]] [[competition]], [[competition-colonization trade-off]]s, and lag may prevent exclusion (ignoring stochastic extinction over longer time-frames). However, such systems tend to be analytically intractable. In addition, many can, in theory, support an unlimited number of species. A new paradox is created: Most well-known models that allow for stable coexistence allow for unlimited number of species to coexist, yet, in nature, any community contains just a handful of species.