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The interaction between predation and competition

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  • Peter Chesson

    (University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA)

  • Jessica J. Kuang

    (University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA)

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Species in it together Understanding how interactions between species contributes to the maintenance of species diversity is a fundamental question in ecology. New theoretical results presented by Peter Chesson and Jessica Kuang highlight the mutually interdependent roles of predation and competition in governing coexistence. They find that each mechanism can promote diversity through diverse relationships with the particular species, or limit diversity through narrow relationships that pit certain species against each other. Each mechanism can also undercut the effects of the other, or work together promoting diversity, depending on the circumstances.

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  • Peter Chesson & Jessica J. Kuang, 2008. "The interaction between predation and competition," Nature, Nature, vol. 456(7219), pages 235-238, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:456:y:2008:i:7219:d:10.1038_nature07248
    DOI: 10.1038/nature07248
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    1. Kelly, Colleen K. & Bowler, Michael G., 2009. "Investigating the role of enemies in temporal dynamics: Differential sensitivity, competition and stable coexistence," Theoretical Population Biology, Elsevier, vol. 76(4), pages 278-284.
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    13. Park, Junpyo, 2018. "Balancedness among competitions for biodiversity in the cyclic structured three species system," Applied Mathematics and Computation, Elsevier, vol. 320(C), pages 425-436.
    14. Holt, Galen & Chesson, Peter, 2014. "Variation in moisture duration as a driver of coexistence by the storage effect in desert annual plants," Theoretical Population Biology, Elsevier, vol. 92(C), pages 36-50.
    15. Charles K Fisher & Pankaj Mehta, 2014. "Identifying Keystone Species in the Human Gut Microbiome from Metagenomic Timeseries Using Sparse Linear Regression," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(7), pages 1-10, July.
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