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Predator manipulation experiments: impacts on populations of terrestrial vertebrate prey

Salo P; Korpimäki E; Dickman CR; Banks PB

dc.contributor.authorSalo P
dc.contributor.authorKorpimäki E
dc.contributor.authorDickman CR
dc.contributor.authorBanks PB
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-28T13:55:43Z
dc.date.available2022-10-28T13:55:43Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/168333
dc.description.abstractQuantifying the relative impacts of top-down vs. bottom-up control of ecosystems remains a controversial issue, with debate often focusing on the perennial question of how predators affect prey densities. To assess predator impacts, we performed a worldwide meta-analysis of field experiments in which the densities of terrestrial vertebrate predators were manipulated and the responses of their terrestrial vertebrate prey were measured. Our results show that predation indeed limits prey populations, as prey densities change substantially after predator manipulations. The main determinant of the result of an experiment was the efficiency of predator manipulation. Positive impacts of predator manipulation appeared to increase with duration of the experiment for non-cyclic prey, while the opposite was true for cyclic prey. In addition, predator manipulation showed a large positive impact on cyclic prey at low prey densities, but had no obvious impact at peak prey densities. As prey population densities generally respond predictably to predator manipulations, we suggest that control of introduced vertebrate predators can be used to effectively conserve and manage native wildlife. However, care should be taken when controlling native predators, especially apex species, owing to their importance as strong interactors and the biodiversity value of their habitats. We discuss gaps in our knowledge of predator-prey relationships and methodological issues related to manipulation experiments. An important guideline for future studies is that adequate monitoring of predator numbers before and during the experiment is the only way to ensure that observed responses in prey populations are actually caused by changes in predation impacts.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherECOLOGICAL SOC AMER
dc.titlePredator manipulation experiments: impacts on populations of terrestrial vertebrate prey
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi-fe2021042714782
dc.relation.volume80
dc.contributor.organizationfi=ekologia ja evoluutiobiologia|en=Ecology and Evolutionary Biology|
dc.contributor.organization-code2606402
dc.converis.publication-id2678510
dc.converis.urlhttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/Publication/2678510
dc.format.pagerange531
dc.format.pagerange546
dc.identifier.jour-issn0012-9615
dc.okm.affiliatedauthorSalo, Pälvi
dc.okm.affiliatedauthorKorpimäki, Erkki
dc.okm.discipline1181 Ekologia, evoluutiobiologiafi_FI
dc.okm.discipline1181 Ecology, evolutionary biologyen_GB
dc.okm.internationalcopublicationinternational co-publication
dc.okm.internationalityInternational publication
dc.okm.typeJournal article
dc.publisher.countryYhdysvallat (USA)fi_FI
dc.publisher.countryUnited Statesen_GB
dc.publisher.country-codeUS
dc.relation.doi10.1890/09-1260.1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEcological Monographs
dc.relation.issue4
dc.year.issued2010


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