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predation Definition

pre·da·tion (prē dā′s̸hən, pri-)

noun

  1. the act of plundering or preying
  2. the method of existence of predatory animals

Etymology: L praedatio < praedatus, pp. of praedari, to plunder < praeda, prey

predation Usage Examples

Preposition: on

  • lamb: According to the Ministry of Agriculture, predation on lambs by foxes is ' insignificant ' .
  • livestock: For foxes, people wanted to cull mainly for perceptions of predation on livestock, game, and so on.
  • bird: Public opinion demanded that the predation on the birds must stop.

Converse of object

  • suffer: Leave shed seeds on the soil surface to germinate, die or suffer predation.
  • reduce: Constructing pipe chambers for cover for chicks, weeding existing shingle areas, remove tree growth to reduce predation of chicks.
  • avoid: However, finding a safe roost site for the daylight hours is essential to avoid predation.

Adjective modifier

  • increased: This will lead to increased predation, which in turn will lead to the need for increased control.
  • natural: Natural predation is easier to encourage in deep mulch beds.

Modifies a noun

  • risk: For bishops, predation risk may be greatest in bright light.
  • pressure: Current predator control activities being employed by landowners and farmers have a local beneficial impact by reducing predation pressure by mink.

Noun used with modifier

  • cormorant: Research findings to date show that procedures such as creating safe environments for fish from cormorant predation are not the solution to all problems.
  • mink: Fox and mink predation are a major source of irritation.
  • raptor: These budgets are becoming increasingly difficult to meet with raptor predation on the increase.
  • fox: Farmers in upland areas may be losing upwards of 5 % of lambs to fox predation.
  • seed: There's really no downside to seed predation that we've observed.
  • livestock: Animal welfare Livestock predation is clearly not conducive to animal welfare.

Preposition: by

  • mink: A further threat is predation by feral American mink.
  • fox: Poultry Farms Our demand for free range eggs is growing, but are these birds at risk of predation by foxes?
  • cat: We have left the bell on some collars because the RSPB reported that bells also helped to reduce predation by cats on birds.
  • bird: However for most species, erratic germination and predation by birds and animals means this method is wasteful of time and space.