In population ecology, the paradox of enrichment is the idea that increasing the food available to a prey species can cause the predator's population to destabilize. The term was coined by Michael Rosenzweig in 1971, where he described an effect in six predator–prey models.
In population ecology, the paradox of enrichment is the idea that increasing the food available to a prey species can cause the predator's population to destabilize. The term was coined by Michael Rosenzweig in 1971, where he described an effect in six predator–prey models.
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