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The number of species within a given habitat is often large, and the way they interact may be very complex. This applies to terrestrial as well as to marine ecosystems. Nevertheless, in most cases man utilizes just a few of the species. This is probably one of the reasons why scientists often use relatively simple models to study the population dynamics and other aspects of renewable resources. Another important reason is, obviously, that simple models are easier to analyse than complex models.
The author expresses his gratitude to R. L. Mazany for her helpful comments on earlier drafts of this article.
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Flaaten, O. (1989). The Economics of Predator-Prey Harvesting. In: Neher, P.A., Arnason, R., Mollett, N. (eds) Rights Based Fishing. NATO ASI Series, vol 169. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2372-0_20
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