Prey carrying capacity modulates the effect of predation on prey diversity

American Naturalist

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 333-347

  Socolar, Jacob ^a   Washburne, Alex ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Island biogeography; Predator; Prey switching; Stochastic dynamics

Indexed keywords

CARRYING CAPACITY; COEXISTENCE; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; METAPOPULATION; PREDATION; PREY SELECTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STOCHASTICITY;

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84941253482     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/682362     Document Type: Article

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