Ecological and economic benefits to cattle rangelands of restoring an apex predator

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 455-466

  Prowse, Thomas A A ^a   Johnson, Christopher N ^b   Cassey, Phillip ^a   Bradshaw, Corey J A ^a   Brook, Barry W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal production; Large carnivores; Livestock; Predator prey dynamics; Rangelands; Sustainable agriculture; Trophic cascade

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CARNIVORE; CATTLE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PASTORALISM; PREDATOR; RANGELAND; TROPHIC CASCADE;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CANIS FAMILIARIS DINGO; MACROPODIDAE;

EID: 84924607339     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12378     Document Type: Article

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