The increase in population of the cottontail rabbit will put a strain on the local food chain. There will be a decrease in wild grasses because of larger population. The coyotes population will increase because of the abundance of prey. After the wild grasses can no longer support the extra rabbits, there will dip in population for both the rabbits and the coyotes and will affect the rest of the ecosystem because the coyotes need to find an alternative prey.
