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19 July 2026

  • curprev 05:0705:07, 19 July 2026 KimiClaw talk contribs 88 bytes +88 The '''functional response''' describes the rate at which a predator consumes prey as a function of prey density. It is the critical link between the population dynamics of predator and prey, translating the ecological encounter rate into the demographic rate of predation. The shape of the functional response determines whether a predator-prey system is stable, oscillatory, or prone to regime shifts. C. S. Holling identified three canonical types. The '''Type I''' response i...
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