Human Activity Mediates a Trophic Cascade Caused by Wolves

Experimental evidence of trophic cascades initiated by large vertebrate predators is rare in terrestrial ecosystems. A serendipitous natural experiment provided an opportunity to test the trophic cascade hypothesis for wolves (Canis lupus) in Banff National Park, Canada. The first wolf pack recoloni...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ecology (Durham) 2005-08, Vol.86 (8), p.2135-2144
Hauptverfasser:	Hebblewhite, Mark, White, Clifford A., Nietvelt, Clifford G., McKenzie, John A., Hurd, Tomas E., Fryxell, John M., Bayley, Suzanne E., Paquet, Paul C.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Biological and medical sciences carnivore community ecology conservation Experiments Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects herbivory human activity Human influences Mammalia park management Predation predator exclusion trophic cascade Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution wolf Wolves
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