The mesopredator release hypothesis is an ecological theory used to describe the interrelated population dynamics between apex predators and mesopredators...

sparrows, top carnivores and nest predation: a test of the mesopredator release hypothesis. Oecologia, 116(1–2), 227–233. Thompson III, F. R., Dijak,...

the U.S. alone discards 17–22% of their catch annually. The Mesopredator release hypothesis is one of the indirect effects of overfishing that is also...

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Mesopredator release hypothesis Trophic cascade Fishing down the food web Cox, G.W.; Ricklefs, R.E. (1977). "Species diversity and ecological release...

introduction reinforce the success of the introduced species. The enemy release hypothesis states that evolution leads to ecological balance in every ecosystem...

predators. This is known as the top-down hypothesis or 'green-world' hypothesis. Alternatively to the top-down hypothesis, not all plant material is edible and...

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transition between the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. mesopredator release hypothesis A hypothesis which states that as top predators dwindle in an ecosystem...

increase in abundance and decimate kelp A recent theory, the mesopredator release hypothesis, states that the decline of top predators in an ecosystem results...

of tree diversity on newly isolated tropical islands: A test of a null hypothesis and the implications. Evol. Ecol. 7:76-102. Dirzo, R. and A. Miranda....

doi:10.1086/282586. JSTOR 2459472. S2CID 83780992. "Keystone Species Hypothesis". University of Washington. Archived from the original on 10 January 2011...

respiration is the reverse reaction, wherein oxygen and sugar are taken in and release energy as they are converted back into carbon dioxide and water. The carbon...

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over 4 (carnivores that eat other carnivores). This effect, called mesopredator release, occurs in terrestrial and marine ecosystems; for instance, in North...

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1111/j.1365-2907.1982.tb00014.x. Crooks, K. R.; Soul, M. E. (1999). "Mesopredator release and avifaunal extinctions in a fragmented system" (PDF). Nature....

Hamish (2013). "Wildlife disease ecology in changing landscapes: Mesopredator release and toxoplasmosis". International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites...

McCallum, H. (2013). "Wildlife disease ecology in changing landscapes: Mesopredator release and toxoplasmosis". International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites...

Newsome, T. M. (2017). "Golden jackal expansion in Europe: a case of mesopredator release triggered by continent-wide wolf persecution?". Hystrix, the Italian...

in its environment, and is responsible for checking the population of mesopredator species, such as the barbel catfish and lungfish, that could overeat...

is not always diel. These migrations may have substantial effects on mesopredators and apex predators by modulating the concentration and accessibility...

predator–the Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo). Chakarov, N., & Krüger, O. (2010). Mesopredator release by an emergent superpredator: a natural experiment of predation in...

(2012). Higher nest predation risk in association with a top predator: mesopredator attraction? Oecologia, 170(2), 507-515. Halme, P., Häkkilä, M., & Koskela...