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Can threatened species survive where the top predator is absent?

2009-01-01

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Top predators have been described as highly interactive keystone species. Their decline has been linked to secondary extinctions and their increase has been linked to ecological restoration. Several authors have recently argued that the dingo Canis lupus dingo is another example of a top predator that maintains mesopredators and generalist herbivores at low and stable numbers, thereby increasing biodiversity and p...

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Literature Corpus work: e98c05fb-ddd7-50bc-be87-b4393409c231
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.09.021

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