Carnivore repatriation and Holarctic prey: Narrowing the deficit in ecological effectiveness

Conservation Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1105-1116

  Berger, Joel ^a  

^a Wildlife Conservation Society   (United States)

Author keywords

Bison; Brown bears; Caribou; Carnivore repatriation; Ecological effectiveness; Elk; Holarctic prey; Moose; Predator prey relationships; Reintroduction; Tigers; Wolves

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CARNIVORE; DEER; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; HOLARCTIC REGION; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; REINTRODUCTION; REPATRIATION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BUFFALO; CARNIVORA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEER; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BISON; CARNIVORA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DEER; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ALASKA; ARCTIC; CANADA; EURASIA; GREENLAND; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; SIBERIA; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN; UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

ALCES ALCES; ALCES ALCES GIGAS; BISON; BISON BISON; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; PANTHERA; PANTHERA TIGRIS; PANTHERA TIGRIS LONGIPILIS; RANGIFER TARANDUS; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 34447509730     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2007.00729.x     Document Type: Article

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