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predation pressure

noun

, Ecology.
  1. 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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