Restoring Yellowstone's aspen with wolves

Biological Conservation

Volumn 138, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 514-519

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

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspen; Elk; Predation risk; Trophic cascades; Wolves; Yellowstone National Park

Indexed keywords

CANID; DECIDUOUS TREE; DEER; GROWTH; HABITAT RESTORATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; PREDATION RISK; TROPHIC CASCADE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 34547548036     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.05.006     Document Type: Article

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