Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5759825 | Food Webs | 2017 | 37 Pages |
Abstract
Despite some controversy, a wide range of research across multiple taxa have established that carnivores strongly influence prey population dynamics both through direct offtake and indirect risk effects. Because of these powerful top-down effects carnivores can influence ecosystems across multiple trophic levels. Here we discuss research addressing carnivore direct- and indirect effects on prey, and how these effects can influence overall ecosystem structure and function.
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Authors
John Jr., Scott Creel,