Predator-mediated Allee effects in multi-prey systems

Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 286-292

  Mclellan, Bruce N ^a   Serrouya, Robert ^a,b   Wittmer, Heiko U ^c   Boutin, Stan ^b  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allee effect; Apparent competition; Canada; Conservation; Functional response; Mountain ecotype woodland caribou; Predator prey interactions; Rangifer tarandus caribou; Social organization; Southeastern british columbia

Indexed keywords

ALLEE EFFECT; APPARENT COMPETITION; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DEER; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DEER; ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION;

ANIMALS; DEER; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS CARIBOU;

EID: 77649215980     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-0286.1     Document Type: Article

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