Sentences with phrase «apex predators leads»
A related concept, the mesopredator release hypothesis, predicts that the removal of apex predators leads to the irruption of mesopredators with concomitant declines in the abundances of their prey owing to elevated rates of predation by mesopredators [10].
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«This research shows that apex predators like dingoes and wolves need large, continuous territories in order to effectively control the balance of their ecosystems,» said lead author Thomas Newsome of Deakin University and the University of Sydney in Australia.
The large end - Permian mass extinction led to a completely new composition of apex predators.
But it also inspired a new fascination with sharks that has lead to important research about these apex predators, and important protections needed to keep them swimming through the deep blue sea.
«The Polar Bear, the largest apex predator on Earth is affected by climate change that has led to the loss of 2 million m2 of sea ice.