Wolf reintroduction, predation risk, and cottonwood recovery in Yellowstone National Park

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 184, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 299-313

  Ripple, William J ^a   Beschta, Robert L ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cottonwoods; Elk; Predation risk; Trophic cascades; Wolves; Yellowstone

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CORRELATION METHODS; CULTIVATION; GROWTH KINETICS; HARDWOODS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

COTTONWOODS; PREDATORS;

FORESTRY;

BROWSING; CANID; PREDATION RISK; REINTRODUCTION; RIPARIAN ZONE; TROPHIC CASCADE; UNGULATE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT; WOODY PLANT;

UNITED STATES; WYOMING; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

CANIDAE; CANIS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; POPULUS; RIPARIA; SALIX;

EID: 0041739027     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(03)00154-3     Document Type: Article

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