Problem:
Explore old and new ideas about the role of predation in influencing populations of prey species. Predation is among the most conflict-generating and misunderstood species interactions in wildlife management. Understanding the complexity of this seemingly simple ecological process is needed to effectively maintain, increase, or reduce predators on the landscape. Need Assignment Help?
Write two paragraphs addressing the prompts below and create a concept map.
Paragraph 1: Imagine that you are a wildlife ecologist in the 2020's and you are asked to provide a one paragraph statement about how predation influences populations and ecological communities, i.e., your view (not Errington's) on the "Meaning of Predation." In one paragraph, explain how predation interacts with habitat to influence population interactions between species in a community.
Accompanying Concept Map
Supplement this narrative with a concept map that illustrates this understanding. concept map should illustrate the relationships between a minimum of five concepts/terms addressed by the literature you read.
Concept map is not intended for a specific audience and the task is designed for you to demonstrate your knowledge in another way. The map should be clear, but does not need to be polished in presentation quality.
Paragraph 2: Expand on conceptualization and address how either human predation, exotic species predation, or human-supplemented predation (e.g., predators that increase in the presence of humans such as raccoons, etc) may or may not influence populations of species differently than "natural" predation.