The wolf's tooth : keystone predators, trophic cascades, and biodiversity /
Animals such as wolves, sea otters, and sharks exert a disproportionate influence on their environment; dramatic ecological consequences can result when they are removed from-or returned to-an ecosystem. In The Wolf's Tooth, scientist and author Cristina Eisenberg explores the concept of "...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington :
Island Press,
©2010.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Visitors from the North
- Web of life. Patterns in an ecosystem ; Living in a landscape of fear : trophic cascades mechanisms ; Origins : aquatic cascades ; Why the earth is green : terrestrial cascades ; The long view : old-growth rain forest food webs
- Mending the web. All our relations : trophic cascades and the diversity of life ; Creating landscapes of hope : trophic cascades and ecological restoration ; Finding common ground : trophic cascades and ecosystem management
- Lessons from 763.