SCIENCE
ECOLOGY
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The predators would decrease the herbivores which would increase the producers
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The predators would increase the herbivores which would increase the producers
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The predators would increase the herbivores which would decrease the producers
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The predators would decrease the herbivores which would decrease the producers
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Detailed explanation-1: -Too many predators and not enough prey leads to predators starving and dying because they can’t find enough food. Too many prey and not enough predators leads to the spread of disease and depletion of resources for the prey species and others that live in their habitat.
Detailed explanation-2: -Population Explosions When prey is abundant, predator populations increase because more young are able to survive. More predators kill more prey, which, along with food scarcity, decreases the population.
Detailed explanation-3: -As predator populations increase, they put greater strain on the prey populations and act as a top-down control, pushing them toward a state of decline. Thus both availability of resources and predation pressure affect the size of prey populations.
Detailed explanation-4: -Generally the answer is that without predators to suppress their number, prey outstrip available food resources, nesting sites, or some other limited resource and thus begin to suppress their further growth through competition. Watch these short video lectures for a very nice overview of predator-prey interactions.