Feeding threshold for predators stabilizes predator-prey systems

Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 91-108

  Bontje, D ^a   Kooi, B W ^a   Van Voorn, G A K ^b   Kooijman, S A L M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

algal ciliate experiments; feeding threshold; mass balance; paradox of enrichment; strong stability

Indexed keywords

ALGAL-CILIATE EXPERIMENTS; ANALYSIS RESULTS; ANALYTICAL ANALYSIS; ANALYTICAL TOOL; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CLOSED ENVIRONMENT; CLOSED SYSTEMS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; MASS-BALANCE; MATHEMATICAL PROPERTIES; MICROBIAL SYSTEM; NUMERICAL BIFURCATION ANALYSIS; PARADOX OF ENRICHMENT; PREDATOR - PREY SYSTEM; PREDATOR-PREY; STRONG STABILITY; TROPHIC INTERACTIONS; TROPHIC LEVEL; UNCONDITIONALLY STABLE;

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEMS; MAMMALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUTRIENTS;

FEEDING;

EID: 79960799912     PISSN: 09735348     EISSN: 17606101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/mmnp/20094603     Document Type: Article

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