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The Wolf's Tooth: Keystone Predators, Trophic Cascades, and Biodiversity
Animals such as wolves, sea otters, and sharks exert a disproportionate influence on their environment; dramatic ecological consequences can result when they are removed from—or returned to—an ecosystem.
In The Wolf’s Tooth, scientist and author Cristina Eisenberg explores the concept of “trophic cascades” and the role of top predators in regulating ecosystems. Her fascinat...more
In The Wolf’s Tooth, scientist and author Cristina Eisenberg explores the concept of “trophic cascades” and the role of top predators in regulating ecosystems. Her fascinat...more
Hardcover, 272 pages
Published
April 8th 2010
by Island Press
(first published 2010)
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This is a useful and interesting overview of the state of ecosystem management science, its history, complexities, and uncertainties. Eisenberg interlaces accounts of her own research on wolves, elks, aspens, and songbirds in Colorado, Wyoming, and elsewhere, with accounts of what others are doing or have done in similar settings and in very different ones. These include the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch in Montana, a working ranch that operates as a demonstration of how conservation and ran...more
If I could use only three words to describe The Wolf’s Tooth, these are the ones I’d choose: elegant, forceful and fluid. This is a story about how two intertwined ecological concepts — keystone predators and trophic cascades — leave their signatures upon entire landscapes. The Wolf’s Tooth is authored by Cristina Eisenberg, a PhD candidate at Oregon State University who studies conservation biology. Before graduate school, she was a journalist and editor. Her dual career paths collide in The Wo...more
This book is written by an Oregon State professor, with property in Montana. She argues that many ecosystems are governed by the top predator, the keystone species. In the Rocky Mountain West, this is the wolf. She gives many examples of ecosystems, where when the top predator is removed, the diversity of species is much reduced. She talks about the relationship of the wolves, elk, aspen, and songbirds, as well as sea otters, sea urchins, and kelp, and relationships in other ecosystems. Of inter...more
Eisenberg is a conservation biologist specializing in the study of how wolves--or the removal of predators--affects plant life and the overall health of a ecosystem. She describes all kinds of research being done around the world on the role of predators. She's a protege of Aldo Leopold who taught us to look at all the relationships and preserve everything, especially the predators.
A brilliant book about trophic cascades and the importance of preditors in the natural world.
A great mix of field stories, history of ecology and hopeful new science. A very enlightening and enjoyable read.
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