Trophic cascades: Linking ungulates to shrub-dependent birds and butterflies

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1288-1299

  J Teichman, Kristine ^a   E Nielsen, Scott ^a   Roland, Jens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dendroica petechia; Ecosystem; Papilio canadensis; Terrestrial; Top down regulation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIRD; BUTTERFLY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HOST PLANT; HUNTING; POPULATION DENSITY; SHRUB; TOP-DOWN APPROACH; TROPHIC CASCADE; UNGULATE;

ALBERTA; CANADA; ELK ISLAND NATIONAL PARK;

ANIMALIA; AVES; DENDROICA PETECHIA; PAPILIO CANADENSIS; PAPILIO GLAUCUS CANADENSIS; PAPILIONOIDEA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS VIRGINIANA; UNGULATA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; BUTTERFLY; CANADA; DENDROICA PETECHIA; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; PAPILIO CANADENSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SONGBIRD; TERRESTRIAL; TOP-DOWN REGULATION;

DENDROICA PETECHIA; ECOSYSTEM; PAPILIO CANADENSIS; TERRESTRIAL; TOP-DOWN REGULATION;

ALBERTA; ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; POPULATION DENSITY; RUMINANTS; SONGBIRDS;

EID: 84886278690     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12094     Document Type: Article

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