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Essay Galaxy - Hypotheses of the Effects of Wolf Predation
Hypotheses of the Effects of Wolf Predation
Abstract: This paper discusses four hypotheses to explain the effects of wolf
predation on prey populations of large ungulates. The four proposed hypotheses
examined are the predation limiting hypothesis, the predation regulating
hypothesis, the predator pit hypothesis, and the stable limit cycle hypothesis.
There is much research literature that discusses how these hypotheses can be
used to interpret various data sets obtained from field studies. It was
concluded that the predation limiting hypothesis fit most study cases, but that
more research is necessary to account for multiple predator - multiple prey
relationships.
The effects of predation can have an enormous impact on the ecological
organization and structure of communities. The processes of predation affect
virtually every sp....
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