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The model of this chapter was motivated by the need of controlling the growth of grass in ponds and lakes. It combines insight from the herbivore-algae model discussed in the previous chapter with the need for human management of the predator–prey relationship. A management practice known as “biomanipulation” has sprung from the idea of manipulating predator–prey relationships and is gaining popularity among lake management organizations. We illustrate it here for the dynamics of grass carp.
The Carp is the Queen of Rivers: a stately, a good, and a very subtle fish.
(Walton Angler, 1653)
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Hannon, B., Ruth, M. (2014). The Grass Carp. In: Modeling Dynamic Biological Systems. Modeling Dynamic Systems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05615-9_36
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