Linking a cougar decline, trophic cascade, and catastrophic regime shift in Zion National Park
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Imbalances in the ratio of predator to prey, or an absence of predators, can result in major regime changes and shifts in ecosystem functioning.
“Imbalances in the ratio of predator to prey, or an absence of predators, can result in major regime changes and shifts in ecosystem functioning [4,5].”
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The hunting habits of predators largely determine their impact on ecosystems, through effects on prey species distributions, abundance and behavior.
“The hunting habits of such predators are of particular interest because they largely determine the impact predators have on ecosystems, through effects on prey species distributions, abundance and behavior [4,14,15].”
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- Authors
- Ripple, W. J., & Beschta, R. L.
- Affiliations
- Oregon State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Ripple, William J.
- Venue
- Biological Conservation
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2006-12
- Volume
- 133
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 397-408
- ISSN
- 0006-3207 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2161959260
- Semantic Scholar
- 007ae169be82b5aa68fb874f0f2ae4319b8aa92a
- Cited by
- 215
- References
- 44
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- FWCI
- 7.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Biological Conservation (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Keywords
- Puma concolor, trophic cascades, catastrophic regime shifts, alternative stable states, human visitation, mule deer, browsing intensity, Populus fremontii, bank erosion, top-down control, Zion Canyon, riparian zones
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