Then, too, there's the critical distinction between compensatory and
additive predation — again, a point I've made numerous times.
On the other hand, the pilot study fits more neatly into the argument put forward by Longcore et al. — an argument that doesn't even recognize the distinction between compensatory and
additive predation.
In Part 3 of this series, I discussed the distinction between compensatory and
additive predation.
Compensatory and
Additive Predation As I've discussed previously, even accurately predicted levels of predation can be deceptive.
The more
additive the predation, the greater the potential impact on population numbers.
Not exact matches
[15, 33] In other words, these birds probably weren't going to live long enough to contribute to the overall population numbers;
predation was compensatory rather than
additive.
One can also hypothesize that the environmental effects of the impact was simply another
additive stress to hydrogeologically induced climate change and paleoindian
predation as well.