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Yellowstone after Wolves
Abstract
With gray wolves restored to Yellowstone National Park, this ecosystem once again supports the full native array of large ungulates and their attendant large carnivores. We consider the possible ecological implications of wolf restoration in the context of another national park, Isle Royale, where wolves restored themselves a half-century ago. At Isle Royale, where resident mammals are relatively few, wolves completely eliminated coyotes and went on to influence moose population dynamics, which had implications for forest growth and composition. At Yellowstone, we predict that wolf restoration will have similar effects to a degree, reducing elk and coyote density. As at Isle Royale, Yellowstone plant communities will be affected, as will mesocarnivores, but to what degree is as yet undetermined. At Yellowstone, ecosystem response to the arrival of the wolf will take decades to unfold, and we argue that comprehensive ecological research and monitoring should be an essential long-term component of the management of Yellowstone National Park.
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“This study reveals a significant component to ongoing comprehensive research on trophic cascades in the GYE because of wolf restoration (Smith et al. 2003).”
From Resource dispersion and consumer dominance: scavenging at wolf‐ and hunter‐killed carcasses in Greater Yellowstone, USA (2003) · cites this paper as Smith et al. 2003
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“In the grasslands of the Rocky mountains, wolves prey primarily on elk (Cervus elaphus) (Smith et al. 2003), a dominant grazer of grasses and herbaceous vegetation.”
From Effects of gray wolf‐induced trophic cascades on ecosystem carbon cycling (2016) · cites this paper as Smith et al. 2003
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“In boreal forest of North America, wolves prey primarily on moose (Alces alces), a dominant browser of woody vegetation (Smith et al. 2003).”
From Effects of gray wolf‐induced trophic cascades on ecosystem carbon cycling (2016) · cites this paper as Smith et al. 2003
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“The food web in the boreal ecosystem is simpler than in the grassland, making it easier to ascribe a potential causal link of effects (Smith et al. 2003).”
From Effects of gray wolf‐induced trophic cascades on ecosystem carbon cycling (2016) · cites this paper as Smith et al. 2003
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“Our calculations result in partial budgets because the focal species are a subset of the larger food webs in their respective ecosystems (Smith et al. 2003) and information is currently lacking to explicitly account for the effects of other species.”
From Effects of gray wolf‐induced trophic cascades on ecosystem carbon cycling (2016) · cites this paper as Smith et al. 2003
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“Following wolf reintroduction in 1994, beaver reestablished bank dens along a few large streams in the northern range, particularly the Lamar River and Slough Creek”
From WATER TABLES CONSTRAIN HEIGHT RECOVERY OF WILLOW ON YELLOWSTONE'S NORTHERN RANGE (2008) · cites this paper as Smith et al. 2003
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- Authors
- SMITH, D. W., PETERSON, R. O., & HOUSTON, D. B.
- Venue
- BioScience
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2003
- Volume
- 53
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 330
- ISSN
- 0006-3568 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2191221691
- Cited by
- 458
- References
- 1
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- FWCI
- 28.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- BioScience (publishedVersion)
- Digital Commons - Michigan Tech (Michigan Technological University) (submittedVersion)
- BioOne Complete (BioOne) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Keywords
- Yellowstone National Park, Isle Royale, elk population dynamics, large carnivores, ungulates, plant community change, mesocarnivores, forest composition, long-term ecological monitoring, national park management
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