predation pressure
noun
: the effects of predation on a natural community especially with respect to the survival of species preyed upon
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Although management practices had no measurable effect on the numbers of birds and bats, organic vineyards hosted more canopy-dwelling arthropods and faced greater leaf herbivory – although there was higher predation pressure on caterpillars in organic vineyards.
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Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
This, in turn, eases the predation pressure on caterpillars.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2024
If wolf predation pressure causes beavers stress, Freund will find it.
—Kris Millgate, Field & Stream, 4 Oct. 2023
Lamprey have always fed many species, and their former abundance took predation pressure off salmon and steelhead.
—Mckayla Lee, oregonlive, 24 Aug. 2022
The Atlantic species that arrived changed competition and predation pressures on the species in the Arctic.
—Cathleen O'Grady, Ars Technica, 26 Oct. 2019
This predation pressure, however, has also given prey a steep incentive to hide during bright nights.
—National Geographic, 6 July 2017
Survival in macaroni penguins and the relative importance of different drivers: individual traits, predation pressure and environmental variability.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2014
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Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
This, in turn, eases the predation pressure on caterpillars.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2024
If wolf predation pressure causes beavers stress, Freund will find it.
—Kris Millgate, Field & Stream, 4 Oct. 2023
Lamprey have always fed many species, and their former abundance took predation pressure off salmon and steelhead.
—Mckayla Lee, oregonlive, 24 Aug. 2022
The Atlantic species that arrived changed competition and predation pressures on the species in the Arctic.
—Cathleen O'Grady, Ars Technica, 26 Oct. 2019
This predation pressure, however, has also given prey a steep incentive to hide during bright nights.
—National Geographic, 6 July 2017
Survival in macaroni penguins and the relative importance of different drivers: individual traits, predation pressure and environmental variability.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2014
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“Predation pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predation%20pressure. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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