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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Downloads: | 2 View Download Statistics |
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