Rød-Eriksen, Lars; Killengreen, Siw Turid; Ehrich, Dorothee; Ims, Rolf Anker; Herfindal, Ivar; Landa, Arild; Eide, Nina Elisabeth (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-12-18)
1. Large carnivores influence ecosystem dynamics in multiple ways, for example, by
suppressing meso-carnivores and providing carrions for smaller scavengers. Loss
of large carnivores is suggested to cause meso-carnivore increase and expansion.
Moreover, competition between meso-carnivores may be modified by the presence of larger carnivores. In tundra ecosystems, the smallest meso-carnivore, ...