Previous research on the effect of wolves on the food web has been criticized, raising questions about the predator’s role in ...

Scientists debunk decades-long study claiming wolves' reintroduction triggered a dramatic transformation in Yellowstone.

For centuries, the wolf has inspired long-standing myths and legends across the world. In recent years, viral videos online have spun new tales about the wolf, attributing immense ecological changes ...

To examine the grazing effects of copepod-dominated mesozooplankton on heterotrophic microbial communities, four mesocosm experiments using gradients of zooplankton abundance were carried out at a ...

BILLINGS – Following the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park in 1995-97, the regrowth of aspen trees became a worldwide story, highlighting the importance of large predators. The ...

STONY BROOK, NY, July 6, 2010 - A compendium on trophic cascades and how they operate in the world's major ecosystems has been published for the first time. The term "trophic cascades" refers to the ...

John P. DeLong, Benjamin Gilbert, Jonathan B. Shurin, Van M. Savage, Brandon T. Barton, Christopher F. Clements, Anthony I. Dell, Hamish S. Greig, Christopher D. G ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – A new analysis of the extinction of woolly mammoths and other large mammals more than 10,000 years ago suggests that they may have fallen victim to the same type of "trophic cascade" ...

A new paradigm has been developed for describing trophic cascades caused by infectious agents. When gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park, they sparked a resurgence of aspen trees ...