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Red in tooth and claw: how top predators shape terrestrial ecosystems
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Johnson, CN, Red in tooth and claw: how top predators shape terrestrial ecosystems , Journal of Animal Ecology, 79 pp. 723-725. ISSN 0021-8790 (2010) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01706.x
Abstract
Top predators are increasingly recognized as important regulators of ecosystem structure. Elmhagen
et al. in this issue show how a recolonizing population of lynx in Finland is in the process of imposing
control of the abundance of a mesopredator, the red fox and relaxing predation pressure on a prey
species. Their study shows how ecological restoration programs could use the power of top predators
to limit mesopredator populations and control total predation pressure on prey species.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
Research Group: | Ecology |
Research Field: | Community ecology (excl. invasive species ecology) |
Objective Division: | Environmental Management |
Objective Group: | Terrestrial systems and management |
Objective Field: | Terrestrial biodiversity |
UTAS Author: | Johnson, CN (Professor Christopher Johnson) |
ID Code: | 72283 |
Year Published: | 2010 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 4 |
Deposited By: | Zoology |
Deposited On: | 2011-08-24 |
Last Modified: | 2012-02-21 |
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