Predators affect competitors’ coexistence through fear effects

Oswald J. Schmitz ()

Nature, 2019, vol. 570, issue 7759, 43-44

Abstract: Predators are often thought to structure ecological communities by consuming competitively dominant species, which promotes the coexistence of species. But an alternative mechanism might involve the effects of fear.

Keywords: Ecology; Chemical biology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-019-01712-7

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