Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), 2011-07, Vol.333 (6040), p.301-306
- Estes, James A.
- Terborgh, John
- Brashares, Justin S.
- Power, Mary E.
- Berger, Joel
- Bond, William J.
- Carpenter, Stephen R.
- Essington, Timothy E.
- Holt, Robert D.
- Jackson, Jeremy B. C.
- Marquis, Robert J.
- Oksanen, Lauri
- Oksanen, Tarja
- Paine, Robert T.
- Pikitch, Ellen K.
- Ripple, William J.
- Sandin, Stuart A.
- Scheffer, Marten
- Schoener, Thomas W.
- Shurin, Jonathan B.
- Sinclair, Anthony R. E.
- Soulé, Michael E.
- Virtanen, Risto
- Wardle, David A.
2011
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- Autor(en) / Beteiligte
- Estes, James A.
- Terborgh, John
- Brashares, Justin S.
- Power, Mary E.
- Berger, Joel
- Bond, William J.
- Carpenter, Stephen R.
- Essington, Timothy E.
- Holt, Robert D.
- Jackson, Jeremy B. C.
- Marquis, Robert J.
- Oksanen, Lauri
- Oksanen, Tarja
- Paine, Robert T.
- Pikitch, Ellen K.
- Ripple, William J.
- Sandin, Stuart A.
- Scheffer, Marten
- Schoener, Thomas W.
- Shurin, Jonathan B.
- Sinclair, Anthony R. E.
- Soulé, Michael E.
- Virtanen, Risto
- Wardle, David A.
- Titel
- Trophic Downgrading of Planet Earth
- Ist Teil von
- Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), 2011-07, Vol.333 (6040), p.301-306
- Ort / Verlag
- Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2011
- Quelle
- MEDLINE
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- Until recently, large apex consumers were ubiquitous across the globe and had been for millions of years. The loss of these animals may be humankind's most pervasive influence on nature. Although such losses are widely viewed as an ethical and aesthetic problem, recent research reveals extensive cascading effects of their disappearance in marine, terrestrial, and freshwater ecosystems worldwide. This empirical work supports long-standing theory about the role of top-down forcing in ecosystems but also highlights the unanticipated impacts of trophic cascades on processes as diverse as the dynamics of disease, wildfire, carbon sequestration, invasive species, and biogeochemical cycles. These findings emphasize the urgent need for interdisciplinary research to forecast the effects of trophic downgrading on process, function, and resilience in global ecosystems.
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 0036-8075, 1095-9203eISSN: 1095-9203DOI: 10.1126/science.1205106Titel-ID: cdi_wageningen_narcis_oai_library_wur_nl_wurpubs_411298
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- Schlagworte
- aleutian archipelago, Animal, plant and microbial ecology, Animals, Applied ecology, Biodiversity, Biogeochemistry, Biological and medical sciences, Carbon, community, Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife, Dynamics, Earth, Ecology, Ecosystem, Ecosystems, Ekologi, Environmental degradation: ecosystems survey and restoration, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Sciences related to Agriculture and Land-use, Ethics, Extinction, Biological, Feeding Behavior, Food Chain, Food chains, food webs, Freshwater ecosystems, Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology, General aspects, Globes, ground impacts, Herbivores, Humans, introduced predators, Introduced Species, Marine ecology, Marine ecosystems, Miljö- och naturvårdsvetenskap, Miljövetenskap, Otters, Population Dynamics, Predators, Predatory Behavior, Resilience, REVIEW, sea otters, Seas, Species, terrestrial mammals, top-down, Trophic cascades, Wildfires, yellowstone-national-park