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Species that compete for resources are nearly always part of a larger food web, and are attacked by various natural enemies. The losses suffered, and more subtle processes occurring in food webs, such as nutrient recycling, can be expected to influence competitive dynamics and outcomes. To analyze these influences among primary producers competing for inorganic nutrients, a general model of a resource-dependent food web is introduced. The base of this web is an inorganic nutrient, which is consumed by several plant species, which are in turn consumed by herbivores.
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Grover, J.P. (1997). Competition within food webs. In: Resource Competition. Population and Community Biology Series, vol 19. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6397-6_6
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