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Experimental moose reduction lowers wolf density and stops decline of endangered caribou

The expansion of moose into southern British Columbia caused the decline and extirpation of woodland caribou due to their shared predators, a process commonly referred to as apparent competition. Using an adaptive management experiment, we tested the hypothesis that reducing moose to historic levels...

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Autores principales: Serrouya, Robert, McLellan, Bruce N., van Oort, Harry, Mowat, Garth, Boutin, Stan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5580390/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28875080
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3736