Consequences of Culling in Deterministic ODE Predator-Prey Models

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates that in standard deterministic predator-prey models, culling predators does not lead to a sustained reduction in their long-term population levels.

Contribution

It reveals that predator culling is ineffective for long-term population control within classical ODE predator-prey frameworks.

Findings

Culling does not cause long-term predator population decrease.

Predator populations recover after culling in these models.

Culling strategies may be ineffective for population management.

Abstract

We show, within the context of the standard class of deterministic ODE predator-prey mathematical models, that predator culling does not produce a long term decrease in the predator population.