The ecology of large mammals in central Yellowstone [Elektronisk resurs] sixteen years of integrated field studies / Edited by Robert A. Garrott, P.J. White and Fred G.R. Watson.

• 1 Integrated Science in the Central Yellowstone Ecosystem /Robert A. Garrott, P.J. White -- 2 The Central Yellowstone Landscape: Terrain, Geology, Climate, Vegetation /Wendi B. Newman, Fred G.R. Watson -- 3 Mapping Mean Annual Precipitation Using Trivariate Kriging /Fred G.R. Watson, Wendi B. Newman -- 4 Effects of Yellowstone's Unique Geothermal Landscape on Snow Pack /Fred G.R. Watson, Wendi B. Newman, Thor N. Anderson, Ryan E. Lockwood, Robert A. Garrott -- 5 Effects of Wind, Terrain, and Vegetation on Snow Pack /Fred G.R. Watson, Thor. N. Anderson, Marc Kramer, Jon Detka, Tad Masek, Simon S. Cornish, Steve W. Moore -- 6 Modeling Spatial Snow Pack Dynamics /Fred G.R. Watson, Thor N. Anderson, Wendi B. Newman, Simon S. Cornish, Thomas R. Thein -- 7 Vegetation Dynamics of Yellowstone's Grazing System /Thomas R. Thein, Fred G.R. Watson, Simon S. Cornish, Thor N. Anderson, Wendi B. Newman, Ryan E. Lockwood -- 8 Elk Winter Resource Selection in a Severe Snow Pack Environment /Mathew A. Messer, Robert A. Garrott, Steve Cherry, P.J. White, Fred G.R. Watson, Eric Meredith -- 9 Diet and Nutrition of Central Yellowstone Elk During Winter /P.J. White, Robert A. Garrott, John J. Borkowski, James G. Berardinelli, David R. Mertens, Andrew C. Pils -- 10 Living in Yellowstone's Caldera: A Geochemical Trophic Cascade in Elk /Robert A. Garrott, P.J. White, James K. Otton, Maurice A. Chaffee. 
• 11 The Madison Headwaters Elk Herd: Stability in an Inherently Variable Environment /Robert A. Garrott, P.J. White, Jay J. Rotella -- 12 Partial Migration in Central Yellowstone Bison /Jason E. Bruggeman, P.J. White, Robert A. Garrott, Fred G.R. Watson -- 13 Emigration and Density Dependence in Yellowstone Bison /Julie A. Fuller, Robert A. Garrott, P.J. White -- 14 Demography of Central Yellowstone Bison: Effects of Climate, Density, and Disease /Chris Geremia, P.J. White, Robert A. Garrott, Rick W. Wallen, Keith E. Aune, John Treanor, Julie A. Fuller -- 15 Wolf Recolonization of the Madison Headwaters Area in Yellowstone /Douglas W. Smith, Daniel R. Stahler, Matthew S. Becker -- 16 Wolf Prey Selection in an Elk-Bison System: Choice or Circumstance? /Matthew S. Becker, Robert A. Garrott, P.J. White, Claire N. Gower, Eric J. Bergman, Rosemary Jaffe -- 17 Wolf Kill Rates: Predictably Variable? /Matthew S. Becker, Robert A. Garrott, P.J. White, Rosemary Jaffe, John J. Borkowski, Claire N. Gower, Eric J. Bergman -- 18 Spatial Responses of Elk to Wolf Predation Risk: Using the Landscape to Balance Multiple Demands /Claire N. Gower, Robert A. Garrott, P.J. White, Fred G.R. Watson, Simon S. Cornish, Matthew S. Becker -- 19 Elk Group Size and Wolf Predation: A Flexible Strategy when Faced with Variable Risk /Claire N. Gower, Robert A. Garrott, P.J. White, Steve Cherry, Nigel G. Yoccoz -- 20 Elk Foraging Behavior: Does Predation Risk Reduce Time for Food Acquisition? /Claire N. Gower, Robert A. Garrott, P.J. White. 
• 21 Changes in Elk Resource Selection and Distribution with the Reestablishment of Wolf Predation Risk /P.J. White, Robert A. Garrott, Steve Cherry, Fred G.R. Watson, Claire N. Gower, Matthew S. Becker, Eric Meredith -- 22 Elk Nutrition after Wolf Recolonization of Central Yellowstone /P.J. White, Robert A. Garrott, John J. orkowski, Kenneth L. Hamlin, James G. Berardinelli -- 23 The Madison Headwaters Elk Herd: Transitioning from Bottom-Up Regulation to Top-Down Limitation /Robert A. Garrott, P.J. White, Jay J. Rotella -- 24 Apparent Competition and Regulation in a Wolf-Ungulate System: Interactions of Life History haracteristics, Climate, and Landscape Attributes /Robert A. Garrott, P.J. White, Matthew S. Becker, Claire N. Gower -- 25 Contrasting Wolf-Ungulate Interactions in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem /Kenneth L. Hamlin, Robert A. Garrott, P.J. White, Julie A. Cunningham -- 26 Wildlife Responses to Park Visitors in Winter /P.J. White, John J. Borkowski, Troy Davis, Robert A. Garrott, Daniel P. Reinhart, D. Craig McClure -- 27 Bison Winter Road Travel: Facilitated by Road Grooming or a Manifestation of Natural Trends? /Jason E. Bruggeman, Robert A. Garrott, P.J. White, Daniel D. Bjornlie, Fred G.R. Watson, John J. Borkowski -- 28 Effects of Snow and Landscape Attributes on Bison Winter Travel Patterns and Habitat Use /Jason E. Bruggeman, Robert A. Garrott, P.J. White, Fred G.R. Watson, Rick W. Wallen -- 29 Communicating Ecological Knowledge to Students and the Public /Susan E. Alexander, Thor N. Anderson, Fred G.R. Watson, Sally Plumb, Wendi B. Newman, Simon S. Cornish, Jon Detka, Robert A. Garrott -- 30 Science in Yellowstone: Contributions, Limitations, and Recommendations /P.J. White, Robert A. Garrott, S. Thomas Olliff. 

• This book is an authoritative work on the ecology of some of America's most iconic large mammals in a natural environment - and of the interplay between climate, landscape, and animals in the interior of the world's first and most famous national park. Central Yellowstone includes the range of one of the largest migratory populations of bison in North America as well as a unique elk herd that remains in the park year round. These populations live in a varied landscape with seasonal and often extreme patterns of climate and food abundance. The reintroduction of wolves into the park a decade ago resulted in scientific and public controversy about the effect of large predators on their prey, a debate closely examined in the book. 

Ämnesord

Mammals  -- Ecology -- Yellowstone National Park -- Longitudinal studies. (LCSH)

Animal communities  -- Yellowstone National Park -- Longitudinal studies. (LCSH)

Predation (Biology)  -- Yellowstone National Park -- Longitudinal studies. (LCSH)

Ecosystem management  -- Yellowstone National Park -- Longitudinal studies. (LCSH)

Wildlife conservation  -- Yellowstone National Park -- Longitudinal studies. (LCSH)

Wolves  -- Ecology -- Yellowstone National Park -- Longitudinal studies. (LCSH)

Ungulates  -- Ecology -- Yellowstone National Park -- Longitudinal studies. (LCSH)

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