Wolves modulate soil nutrient heterogeneity and foliar nitrogen by configuring the distribution of ungulate carcasses

Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3159-3167

  Bump, Joseph K ^a   Peterson, Rolf O ^a   Vucetich, John A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal ecosystem links; Carcass; Carnivore; Ecosystem, function; Heterogeneity; Indirect effect; Isle royale; Moose; Predator prey; Resource patch; Spatial pattern; Wolves

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

BIOMASS; CANID; CARNIVORE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; HETEROGENEITY; NATIONAL PARK; NITROGEN; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NUTRIENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; UNGULATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DEER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SOIL; WOLF;

ANIMALS; DEER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; NITROGEN; SOIL; WOLVES;

ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK; MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 72449210571     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-0292.1     Document Type: Article

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