Consequences of a Mammalian Predator-Prey Disequilibrium in the Great Basin Desert
Berger J and Wehausen JD. 1991. Consequences of a Mammalian Predator-Prey Disequilibrium in the Great Basin Desert. Conservation Biology. 5(2):243-248
This journal article discuses how mule deer populations irrupted, following by mountain lions, a predator-prey system that was largely absent 100 years ago; deer populations increased because of habitat changes promoted by livestock and wild horses; and lions, now the largest carnivores in this desert system, affect community dynamics.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Berger, Joel; Wehausen, John
- Units
- GRBA
- Keywords
- Abundance (Biodiversity), Mountain Lion, Presence (Biodiversity), Rocky Mountain Bighorn sheep