Trophic cascades among wolves, elk and aspen on Yellowstone National Park's northern range

Biological Conservation

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 227-234

  Ripple, William J ^a   Larsen, Eric J ^a   Renkin, Roy A ^b   Smith, Douglas W ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspen; Elk; Trophic cascades; Wolf; Yellowstone National Park

Indexed keywords

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; REGENERATION; TROPHIC CASCADE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034771761     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(01)00107-0     Document Type: Article

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