Posts Tagged: large

Reciprocity in Restoration Ecology: When Might Large Carnivore Reintroduction Restore Ecosystems?
July 6, 2019
Carnivore reintroduction is often expected to revert community and ecosystem properties to their natural states via risk effects and the direct killing of prey. Because large carnivore extirpation and reintroduction are usually believed to have symmetric and offsetting effects, fulfilling … read more
Posted in Trophic Cascade | Tagged carnivore, ecology, large, might, reciprocity, reintroduction, restoration

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

Rewilding the World’s Large Carnivores
July 6, 2019
Earth’s terrestrial large carnivores form a highly endangered group of species with unique conservation challenges. The majority of these species have experienced major geographical range contractions, which puts many of them at high risk of extinction or of becoming ecologically … read more
Posted in Trophic Cascade | Tagged carnivores, large, rewilding, world

Fear of Large Carnivores Causes a Trophic Cascade
July 6, 2019
The fear large carnivores inspire, independent of their direct killing of prey, may itself cause cascading effects down food webs potentially critical for conserving ecosystem function, particularly by affecting large herbivores and mesocarnivores. However, the evidence of this has been … read more
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Large Predators, Deer, And Trophic Cascades In Boreal And Temperate Ecosystems
July 6, 2019
Historically, humans have modified many boreal and temperate ecosystems by decimating native animal populations and often substituting domesticated stock, thereby influencing food webs and simplifying interactions among species. Large predators, especially, have been subject to worldwide persecution. The profound ecological … read more
Posted in Trophic Cascade | Tagged boreal, cascades, ecosystems, large, predators, temperate, trophic

Occurrence of Large Carnivores Near Settlements: a Review of Mechanisms and Preventive Measures
July 3, 2019
We have reviewed the scientific literature regarding mechanisms behind, and preventive measures against, the occurrence of Scandinavian large carnivores (lynx, wolves and brown bears) near human settlements, and evaluated its management implications for Scandinavia. The occurrence of lynx close to … read more
Posted in Non-Lethal Management Tools | Tagged carnivores, large, mechanisms, occurrence, preventive, review, settlements