TABLE 2.

Specific predictions of the “killing the winner” hypothesis

Equation(s) for indicated parameter(s)	Mechanism	Prediction
Bi and Iz	Increase in λi and θz	Bi and Iz increase, no. of different prokaryotic types decreases
Bi and Iz	Increase in βi and ηz	Bi and Iz decrease, no. of different prokaryotic types increases
Bi and Iz	Increase in YVi and YWz, increase in mi and li	Bi and Iz decrease, no. of different prokaryotic types increases
Bi and Iz	Change in N	No. of different prokaryotic types does not depend on N
BT	Increase in δP	Total prokaryotic abundance BT increases
BT	Increase in YP	Total prokaryotic abundance BT decreases
BT	Increase in αP	Total prokaryotic abundance BT decreases
IT and model	Increase in N	Increase in IT
Vi and VT, Wz and WT	Increase in N	Increase in Vi and Wz, increase in total viral abundance VT and WT
Vi and VT	Increase in αiYBi − αnYBn	Increase in Vi and VT
Vi and VT, Wz and WT	Increase in αiYBi and ɛzYIz	Increase in Vi and VT, Wz and WT
Vi and VT, Wz and WT	Increase in βi and ηz	Decrease in Vi and VT, Wz and WT
Model	Change in host community composition	Change in viral community composition
Model	High-productivity environment/high N	Predation regulates prokaryotic community composition