Low apex carnivore density does not release a subordinate competitor when driven by prey depletion
Ben Goodheart, Scott Creel, Matthew S. Becker, Milan A. Vinks, Paul Schuette, Kambwiri Banda, Carolyn Sanguinetti, Elias Rosenblatt, Chase Dart, Anna Kusler, Kim Young‐Overton, Xia Stevens, Alstone Mwanza, Chuma Simukonda
Topics & Concepts
CarnivorePredationMesopredator release hypothesisIntraguild predationBiologyApex predatorOmnivoreCompetitor analysisEcologyCompetition (biology)PopulationPopulation densityPredatorDemographyManagementEconomicsSociologyWildlife Ecology and ConservationZoonotic diseases and public healthRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology