Variation in Plankton Densities Among Lakes: A Case for Ratio-Dependent Predation Models

Community Structure, Population Control, and Competition

Nelson G. Hairston, Frederick E. Smith, Lawrence B. Slobodkin · The American Naturalist · 1960 · 3.4K citations

Trophic Impact, Classical Density-dependent Fashion, Biodiversity +11

The Paradox of the Plankton

G. Evelyn Hutchinson · The American Naturalist · 1961 · 3.1K citations

Biology, Engineering, Zooplankton Ecology +5

Graphical Representation and Stability Conditions of Predator-Prey Interactions

Michael L. Rosenzweig, Robert H. MacArthur · The American Naturalist · 1963 · 2K citations

Biology, Dynamic Equilibrium, Engineering +12

Paradox of Enrichment: Destabilization of Exploitation Ecosystems in Ecological Time

Michael L. Rosenzweig · Science · 1971 · 1.9K citations

Trophic Impact, Biodiversity, Steady State +14

Exploitation Ecosystems in Gradients of Primary Productivity

Lauri Oksanen, Stephen D. Fretwell, Joseph A. Arruda et al. · The American Naturalist · 1981 · 1.8K citations

Productivity, Trophic Impact, Biodiversity +12