Predation in Vertebrate Communities
The Bialowieza Primeval Forest as a Case Study
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Beschreibung
Predation, one of the most dramatic interactions in animals' lives, has long fascinated ecologists.
This volume presents carnivores, raptors and their prey in the complicated net of interrelationships, and shows them against the background of their biotic and abiotic settings. It is based on long-term research conducted in the best preserved woodland of Europe's temperate zone. The role of predation, whether limiting or regulating prey (ungulate, rodent, shrew, bird, and amphibian) populations, is quantified and compared to parts played by other factors: climate, food resources for prey, and availability of other potential resources for predators.
A study in Europe's best preserved temperate forest as a model for predator-prey relationships in other environments
Autor*in
Bogumila Jedrzejewska
Themen in »Predation in Vertebrate Communities«
Carnivores Populationsdynamik Raubtiere Raubvögel birds of prey ecology population dynamics predation Ökologie Amphibia bird climate forest predator