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Why are competition coefficients included in the Lotka–Volterra competition equations?
A) They are used to address the competition for renewable resources between two populations of the same species.
B) They establish a numerical relationship between the fluctuating populations of competing predators and prey.
C) They account for the independent effects of two limiting resources on the population growth of a species.
D) They convert between the number of individuals in one species and the number of individuals in the other species.