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predation pressure
noun
, Ecology.
- the effect of predation upon a population, resulting in the decrease in size of that population.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of predation pressure1
First recorded in 1940–45
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Example Sentences
With no predation pressure, those “grazers” become more numerous and start eating all the kelp.
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