Posts Tagged: Cervus canadensis
Evaluating carnivore harvest as a tool for increasing elk calf survival and recruitment
August 29, 2021
Elk (Cervus canadensis) are an iconic species throughout the western United States and play a large role across ecological (Kauffman et al. 2010), social (Haggerty and Travis 2006) and economic (US Department of the Interior et al. 2014) landscapes. However, … read more
Posted in Predator/Prey Relationships | Tagged carnivore, Cervus canadensis, elk
Tall willow thickets return to northern Yellowstone
May 31, 2020
Northern Yellowstone National Park provides an example of passive restoration, as wetlands and riparian areas there lost most tall willows in the 20th century, due to intensive herbivory by elk (Cervus canadensis). Following large carnivore restoration in the late 1990s, … read more
Posted in Trophic Cascade | Tagged bison, browsing, Cervus canadensis, passive restoration, Salix, sandbar willow, tall willows, trophic cascade, ungulate herbivory, yellowstone
