Trophic cascades : predators, prey, and the changing dynamics of nature /

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"Trophic cascades--the top-down regulation of ecosystems by predators--are an essential aspect of ecosystem function and well-being. Trophic cascades are often drastically disrupted by human interventions--for example, when wolves and cougars are removed, allowing deer and beaver to become dest...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Terborgh, John, 1936- (Editor), Estes, J. A. (James A.), 1945- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington [DC] : Island Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
Predation (Biology)
Predatory animals > Ecology.
Keystone species.
food chain.
food webs.
ecosystems.
trophic levels.
predators.
predator-prey relationships.
ecology.
Prédation (Biologie)
Prédateurs > Écologie.
Espèces clés de voûte.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science (see also Chemistry > Environmental)
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
NATURE > Ecology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
Keystone species
Predatory animals > Ecology
Prédation (biologie)
Animaux prédateurs > Écologie.
Ekologi.
Näringskedjor.
Tropikerna.
Predation.
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