Should ecosystem management involve active control of species abundances?

Ecology and Society

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Lessard, Robert B ^a   Martell, Steven J D ^b   Walters, Carl J ^b   Essington, Timothy E ^c   Kitchell, James F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem management; Predator control; Trophic interactions

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; EXTINCTION RISK; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR CONTROL; TREND ANALYSIS; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ALCES ALCES; CANIS LUPUS; ONCORHYNCHUS; PHOCA VITULINA; RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS CARIBOU; REXEA SOLANDRI;

EID: 27444434166     PISSN: 17083087     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-01313-100201     Document Type: Review

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