Trophic cascades from wolves to grizzly bears in Yellowstone

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 223-233

  Ripple, William J ^a   Beschta, Robert L ^a   Fortin, Jennifer K ^b   Robbins, Charles T ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bears; Berry producing shrubs; Competition; Endangered species; Forbs; Predators; Trophic interactions; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BEAR; CANID; DIET; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FRUIT PRODUCTION; POPULATION DENSITY; REINTRODUCTION; SHRUB; TROPHIC CASCADE; TROPHIC INTERACTION; UNGULATE;

UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

AMELANCHIER; AMELANCHIER ALNIFOLIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; UNGULATA; URSUS ARCTOS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAR; BERRY-PRODUCING SHRUBS; COMPETITION; DEER; ECOSYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FORBS; FRUIT; HERBIVORY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; PREDATOR; ROSACEAE; TIME; TROPHIC INTERACTIONS; UNGULATES; WOLF;

BEARS; BERRY-PRODUCING SHRUBS; COMPETITION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FORBS; PREDATORS; TROPHIC INTERACTIONS; UNGULATES;

ANIMALS; DEER; ECOSYSTEM; FRUIT; HERBIVORY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; ROSACEAE; TIME FACTORS; URSIDAE; WOLVES;

EID: 84890786776     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12123     Document Type: Article

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