Golden jackal expansion in Europe: a case of mesopredator release triggered by continent-wide wolf persecution?

Hystrix

Miha Krofel¹ 

关键词: Apex predator;    interference competition;    mesopredator release;    trophic cascades;    human-dominated landscapes;    Canis aureus;    Canis lupus;   

DOI  :  10.4404/hystrix-28.1-11819

学科分类：动物科学

来源: Associazione Teriologica Italiana

【 摘 要 】

Top-down suppression by apex predators can limit the abundance and spatial distribution of mesopredators. However, this phenomenon has not been studied over long time periods in human-dominated landscapes, where the strength of this process might be limit

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC