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SUBMITTER: Hamman EA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6008325 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hamman Elizabeth A EA McCoy Michael W MW
Scientific reports 20180619 1
Resource pulses are well documented and have important consequences for population dynamics relative to continuous inputs. However, pulses of top-down factors (e.g. predation) are less explored and appreciated in the ecological literature. Here, we use a simple differential equation population model to show how pulsed removals of individuals from a population alter population size relative to continuous dynamics. Pulsed removals result in lower equilibrium population sizes relative to continuous ...[more]