The roles of humans and apex predators in sustaining ecosystem structure and function: Contrast, complementarity and coexistence
Abstract In nearly every ecosystem, human predators (hunters and fishers) exploit animals at extraordinarily high rates, as well as target different age classes and phenotypes, compared to other apex predators. Demographically decoupled from prey populations and technologically advanced, humans now...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2022-10-01
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Series: | People and Nature |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10385 |