Undetected species losses, food webs, and ecological baselines: A cautionary tale from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, USA

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Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 139-142

  Berger, Joel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological baseline; Extirpation; Grand Teton; Lepus townsendii; Protected area; White tailed jack rabbit; Yellowstone

Indexed keywords

BASELINE CONDITIONS; DATA SET; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; FOOD WEB; JUVENILE; LAGOMORPH; NATIONAL PARK; PREDATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; UNGULATE;

GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

LEPUS TOWNSENDII; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 39749137627     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605308001051     Document Type: Article

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