Ecosystem restoration with teeth: What role for predators?

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 265-271

  Ritchie, Euan G ^a   Elmhagen, Bodil ^b   Glen, Alistair S ^c   Letnic, Mike ^d   Ludwig, Gilbert ^e   McDonald, Robbie A ^f  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; PREDATOR; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; TOOTH; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ANIMAL; BIOTA; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD CHAIN; METHODOLOGY; PREDATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BIOTA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84859940649     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2012.01.001     Document Type: Review

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