Is predator-mediated coexistence possible in unstable systems?

Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 608-621

  Abrams, Peter A ^a  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

Apparent competition; Coexistence in cycling vs. stable systems; Combined resource and apparent competition; Effect of enrichment on species diversity; Limit cycles; Mathematical models; Population cycles; Population density; Predation; Predator mediated coexistence; Resource competition

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; INSTABILITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

EID: 0033021492     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[0608:IPMCPI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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