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Population dynamics and mutualism: Functional responses of benefits and costs Population dynamics and mutualism: Functional responses of benefits and costs
We develop an approach for studying population dynamics resulting from mutualism by employing functional responses based on density‐dependent benefits and costs. These functional responses express how the population growth rate of a mutualist is modified by the density of its partner. We present several possible dependencies of gross benefits and costs, and hence net effects, to a...
Authors
J. Nathaniel Holland, Donald L. DeAngelis, Judith L. Bronstein
Structural instability, multiple stable states, and hysteresis in periphyton driven by phosphorus enrichment in the Everglades Structural instability, multiple stable states, and hysteresis in periphyton driven by phosphorus enrichment in the Everglades
Periphyton is a key component of the Everglades ecosystems. It is a major primary producer, providing food and habitat for a variety of organisms, contributing material to the surface soil, and regulating water chemistry. Periphyton is sensitive to the phosphorus (P) supply and P enrichment has caused dramatic changes in the native Everglades periphyton assemblages. Periphyton also...
Authors
Quan Dong, Paul V. McCormick, Fred H. Sklar, Donald L. DeAngelis
Seasonal reproductive cycles for Florida largemouth bass Seasonal reproductive cycles for Florida largemouth bass
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Timothy S. Gross, Maria S. Sepulveda, Carla M. Wieser, Jon J. Wiebe, Trenton R. Schoeb, Nancy D. Denslow, William E. Johnson
Community food webs Community food webs
Community food webs describe the feeding relationships, or trophic interactions, between the species of an ecological community. Both the structure and dynamics of such webs are the focus of food web research. The topological structures of empirical food webs from many ecosystems have been published on the basis of field studies and they form the foundation for theory concerning the mean...
Authors
Donald L. DeAngelis
The importance of functional form in optimal control solutions of problems in population dynamics The importance of functional form in optimal control solutions of problems in population dynamics
Optimal control theory is finding increased application in both theoretical and applied ecology, and it is a central element of adaptive resource management. One of the steps in an adaptive management process is to develop alternative models of system dynamics, models that are all reasonable in light of available data, but that differ substantially in their implications for optimal...
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M.C. Runge, Fred A. Johnson
Understanding sturgeon life history: Enigmas, myths, and insights from scientific studies Understanding sturgeon life history: Enigmas, myths, and insights from scientific studies
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Authors
K. J. Sulak, M. Randall
Remarks on the current status of the non-marine herpetofauna of Egmont Key, Florida Remarks on the current status of the non-marine herpetofauna of Egmont Key, Florida
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Authors
C. Kenneth Dodd, Marian L. Griffey
The use of models for a multiscaled ecological monitoring system: Chapter 6 The use of models for a multiscaled ecological monitoring system: Chapter 6
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Donald L. DeAngelis, L.J. Gross, E.J. Comiskey, Wolf M. Mooij, M.P. Nott
Why do sturgeon jump? Insights from acoustic investigations of the Gulf sturgeon in the Suwannee River, Florida Why do sturgeon jump? Insights from acoustic investigations of the Gulf sturgeon in the Suwannee River, Florida
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Authors
K. J. Sulak, R. E. Edwards, G. W. Hill, M. Randall
A review of the literature on the worldwide distribution, spread of, and efforts to eradicate the coypu (Myocastor coypus) A review of the literature on the worldwide distribution, spread of, and efforts to eradicate the coypu (Myocastor coypus)
We conducted a literature review of coypu (Myocastor coypus) introduction and eradication efforts worldwide. The coypu (also called nutria) has been introduced from its origins in South America to every continent except Australia and Antarctica. While perceived in some regions as a valuable resource, in most regions the animals are considered a pest species. Coypus have caused damage to...
Authors
J. Carter, B.P. Leonard
Interspecific differences in susceptibility to competition and predation in a species-pair of larval amphibians Interspecific differences in susceptibility to competition and predation in a species-pair of larval amphibians
Fundamental issues in the study of predator-prey interactions include addressing how prey coexist with their predators and, moreover, whether predators promote coexistence among competing prey. We conducted a series of laboratory experiments with a freshwater assemblage consisting of two predators that differed in their foraging modes (a crayfish, Procambarus sp., and the western...
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Susan C. Walls, David G. Taylor, Charlena M. Wilson