The wolf's tooth : keystone predators, trophic cascades, and biodiversity / Cristina Eisenberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eisenberg, Cristina.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Predation (Biology).

Predatory animals--Ecology.

Predatory animals.

Food chains (Ecology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington : Island Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Scientist and author Cristina Eisenberg presents a fascinating and wide-ranging look at the dramatic ecological consequences of predator removal (and return) as she explores the concept of "trophic cascades" and the role of top predators in regulating ecosystems. She shows how and why animals such as wolves, sea otters, and sharks exert such a disproportionate influence on their environment, and considers how this notion can help provide practical solutions for restoring ecosystems.Trophic cascades are powerful stories about ecosystem processes--of predators and their prey, of what it takes to survive in a landscape, of the flow of nutrients. The Wolf's Tooth is the first book to focus on the vital connection between trophic cascades and biodiversity in a way that is accessible to a diverse readership.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright page

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Visitors from the North

Part One: Web of Life

Chapter One: Patterns in an Ecosystem

Chapter Two: Living in a Landscape of Fear: Trophic Cascades Mechanisms

Chapter Three: Origins: Aquatic Cascades

Chapter Four: Why the Earth is Green: Terrestrial Cascades

Chapter Five: The Long View: Old-Growth Rain Forest Food Webs

Part Two: Mending the Web

Chapter Six: All Our Relations: Trophic Cascades and the Diversity of Life

Chapter Seven: Creating Landscapes of Hope: Trophic Cascades and Ecological Restoration

Chapter Eight: Finding Common Ground: Trophic Cascades and Ecosystem Management

Epilogue: Lessons from 763

Notes

Glossary

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-237) and index.

ISBN:

9781597268189

1597268186

OCLC:

680040577