Wolves and the ecology of fear: Can predation risk structure ecosystems?

BioScience

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 755-766

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

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Predation risk; Trophic cascades; Ungulates; Wolves; Woody browse species

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CASTOR CANADENSIS; CASTOR FIBER; RIPARIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 4043155503     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/0006-3568(2004)054[0755:WATEOF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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