![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/sites/dl/free/007029416x/title/MOLLES2E02SP_sm.jpg) Ecology, Concepts and Applications, 2/e Manuel C. Molles,
University of New Mexico - Albuquerque
Exploitation: Predation, Herbivory, Parasitism, and Disease
Chapter Objectives
Exploitation weaves populations into webs of relationships that defy easy generalization. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Predators, parasites, and pathogens influence the distribution, abundance, and structure of prey and host populations. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Predator-prey, host-parasite, and host-pathogen relationships are dynamic. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | To persist in the face of exploitation, hosts and prey need refuges. |
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