Fear of large carnivores causes a trophic cascade
Top predators may indirectly influence ecological processes through fear-induced behavioural changes in their prey. By experimentally manipulating this ‘landscape of fear’, Suraci et al. show that fear of large carnivores in a mesopredator can cause cascading effects down the food web that benefit i...
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| author | Justin P. Suraci Michael Clinchy Lawrence M. Dill Devin Roberts Liana Y. Zanette |
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| description | Top predators may indirectly influence ecological processes through fear-induced behavioural changes in their prey. By experimentally manipulating this ‘landscape of fear’, Suraci et al. show that fear of large carnivores in a mesopredator can cause cascading effects down the food web that benefit its prey. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fff0990e172240fda0fcf57d9e0074682022-12-21T20:39:05ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232016-02-01711710.1038/ncomms10698Fear of large carnivores causes a trophic cascadeJustin P. Suraci0Michael Clinchy1Lawrence M. Dill2Devin Roberts3Liana Y. Zanette4Department of Biology, University of VictoriaDepartment of Biology, University of Western OntarioDepartment of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser UniversityDepartment of Biology, University of VictoriaDepartment of Biology, University of Western OntarioTop predators may indirectly influence ecological processes through fear-induced behavioural changes in their prey. By experimentally manipulating this ‘landscape of fear’, Suraci et al. show that fear of large carnivores in a mesopredator can cause cascading effects down the food web that benefit its prey.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10698 |
| spellingShingle | Justin P. Suraci Michael Clinchy Lawrence M. Dill Devin Roberts Liana Y. Zanette Fear of large carnivores causes a trophic cascade Nature Communications |
| title | Fear of large carnivores causes a trophic cascade |
| title_full | Fear of large carnivores causes a trophic cascade |
| title_fullStr | Fear of large carnivores causes a trophic cascade |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fear of large carnivores causes a trophic cascade |
| title_short | Fear of large carnivores causes a trophic cascade |
| title_sort | fear of large carnivores causes a trophic cascade |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10698 |
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