Large herbivores and aquatic-terrestrial links in southern boreal forests

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 338-345

  Bump, Joseph K ^a   Tischler, Keren B ^b   Schrank, Amy J ^c   Peterson, Rolf O ^a   Vucetich, John A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Common Coast Research and Conservation ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Predator prey; Resource flow; Riparian; Susbsidies; Trophic cascade

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; NITROGEN;

BOREAL FOREST; CANID; DEER; FLUX MEASUREMENT; HERBIVORE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; TROPHIC CASCADE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEER; PHYSIOLOGY; TREE; UNITED STATES; WOLF;

ANIMALS; DEER; FRESH WATER; MICHIGAN; NITROGEN; TREES; WOLVES;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK; LAKE SUPERIOR; MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALCES ALCES; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 59449100079     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01498.x     Document Type: Article

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