Posts Tagged: change
Can Large Carnivores Change Stream via Trophic Cascade?
July 6, 2019
Large carnivores were persecuted in Yellowstone National Park, WY, USA, during the late 1800s and early 1900s, leading to extirpation of grey wolves (Canis lupus) and cougars (Puma concolor). Soon thereafter increased herbivory of riparian plant communities by Rocky Mountain … read more
Posted in Trophic Cascade | Tagged carnivores, cascade, change, large, stream, trophic
Deer Change the Landscape Indirectly
July 6, 2019
Deer alter many facets of the understorey environment, such as light availability, soil compaction and depth of the soil E horizon, which, in turn, appear to mediate variation in plant communities. Those environmental modifications likely compound direct impacts of herbivory … read more
Posted in Trophic Cascade | Tagged change, indirectly, landscape
Maintaining and Enhancing Connectivity to Address Climate Change Impacts on Wildlife
June 30, 2019
Little doubt remains among scientists that humans are changing the global climate system, and that these changes will have far reaching and fundamental impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity (Solomon et al. 2007). Even if atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations were stabilized … read more
Posted in Human Dimensions | Tagged address, change, climate, connectivity, enhancing, impacts, maintaining
Guest column: As grizzlies and elk adapt to change, so must hunters
September 12, 2010
Wolves are smart. They would never annihilate their primary food source. read more
Posted in All News, Front Page News, Northern Rockies | Tagged adapt, change, column, grizzlies, guest, hunters
