Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9443331 | Ecological Modelling | 2005 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
We focus on two paradoxes of ecological theory: the paradox of enrichment and the enrichment response. Both are counterintuitive theoretical predictions that have received little empirical support. We argue that both enrichment paradoxes could be theoretical artifacts and suggest that further experimental work is necessary to determine whether these paradoxes deserve their current status as ecological axioms.
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Authors
Christopher X.J. Jensen, Lev R. Ginzburg,