Predation in Vertebrate Communities

The Bialowieza Primeval Forest as a Case Study

• Author(s): Bogumila Jedrzejewska, Wlodzimierz Jedrzejewski,
• Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
• Pages: 450
• ISBN_10: 3540641386
  ISBN_13: 9783540641384
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection , Nature / Natural Resources , Science / Life Sciences / Biology , Science / Earth Sciences / General , Science / Life Sciences / Ecology , Science / Environmental Science , Science / Earth Sciences / Geology , Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / General ,

Description:... Predation, one of the most dramatic interactions in animals' lives, has long fascinated ecologists.
This volume presents carnivores, raptors and their prey in the complicated net of interrelationships, and shows them against the background of their biotic and abiotic settings. It is based on long-term research conducted in the best preserved woodland of Europe's temperate zone. The role of predation, whether limiting or regulating prey (ungulate, rodent, shrew, bird, and amphibian) populations, is quantified and compared to parts played by other factors: climate, food resources for prey, and availability of other potential resources for predators.