Reappraisal of the role of big, fierce predators!

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 685-690

  Ale, Som B ^a   Whelan, Christopher J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Costs of predation; Indirect effects; Non lethal effects; Predators; Top down control

Indexed keywords

EID: 41149091619     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9324-5     Document Type: Note

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