The omnivorous collared peccary negates an insectivore-generated trophic cascade in Costa Rican wet tropical forest understorey

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-11

  Michel, Nicole L ^a   Sherry, Thomas W ^b   Carson, Walter P ^c  

^a University of Saskatchewan   (Canada)

^b Tulane University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

density mediated; herbivory; insectivory; La Selva Biological Station; non trophic effects; Pecari tajacu; trait mediated; trophic cascade; trophic downgrading; ungulates

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; HERBIVORY; INSECTIVORY; LEAF; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; TROPHIC CASCADE; TROPICAL FOREST; UNDERSTORY; UNGULATE;

COSTA RICA; LA SELVA BIOLOGICAL STATION; LIMON;

EID: 84890501567     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467413000709     Document Type: Article

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