Functional Response and Stability in Predator-Prey Systems

We propose two measures of how stabilizing a functional response is. We suggest that predation be regarded as stabilizing at a prey density of H if the predation rate is increasing then-i.e., if f(H)/H is increasing where f is the functional response. This is equivalent to asking that an increase in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American naturalist 1975-05, Vol.109 (967), p.289-298
Hauptverfasser:	Oaten, Allan, Murdoch, William W.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ecological balance Ecosystems Functional responses Mortality Parametric models Population growth Population growth rate Population size Predation Predators
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