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  1. This is both amazing and beautiful: "A trophic cascade is an ecological process that starts at the top of the food chain and tumbles all the way down. A classic examples is when wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park..."

    youtu.be/oSBL7Gk_9QU

    #EcologyMatters #TrophicCascade #WildlifeRestoration #Ecosystems #Biodiversity #NatureBalance #ConservationAwareness #Rewilding #ProtectWildlife #EnvironmentalEducation

  2. This is both amazing and beautiful: "A trophic cascade is an ecological process that starts at the top of the food chain and tumbles all the way down. A classic examples is when wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park..."

    youtu.be/oSBL7Gk_9QU

    #EcologyMatters #TrophicCascade #WildlifeRestoration #Ecosystems #Biodiversity #NatureBalance #ConservationAwareness #Rewilding #ProtectWildlife #EnvironmentalEducation

  3. This is both amazing and beautiful: "A trophic cascade is an ecological process that starts at the top of the food chain and tumbles all the way down. A classic examples is when wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park..."

    youtu.be/oSBL7Gk_9QU

    #EcologyMatters #TrophicCascade #WildlifeRestoration #Ecosystems #Biodiversity #NatureBalance #ConservationAwareness #Rewilding #ProtectWildlife #EnvironmentalEducation

  4. This is both amazing and beautiful: "A trophic cascade is an ecological process that starts at the top of the food chain and tumbles all the way down. A classic examples is when wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park..."

    youtu.be/oSBL7Gk_9QU

    #EcologyMatters #TrophicCascade #WildlifeRestoration #Ecosystems #Biodiversity #NatureBalance #ConservationAwareness #Rewilding #ProtectWildlife #EnvironmentalEducation

  5. This is both amazing and beautiful: "A trophic cascade is an ecological process that starts at the top of the food chain and tumbles all the way down. A classic examples is when wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park..."

    youtu.be/oSBL7Gk_9QU

    #EcologyMatters #TrophicCascade #WildlifeRestoration #Ecosystems #Biodiversity #NatureBalance #ConservationAwareness #Rewilding #ProtectWildlife #EnvironmentalEducation

  6. One of the classics of NZ ecological science is this Auckland study by Sandra Anderson and colleagues. They showed, in extraordinary detail, how the loss of two endemic flower-pollinating birds from mainland Auckland (korimako and hihi), and the relative rarity of another (tūī), have caused the population to falter of the endemic bird-pollinated plant taurepo, Rhabdothamnus solandri.

    Plus, Australian silvereyes, now widespread in NZ, were nectar robbers and damaged a lot of the flowers.

    Everything is connected, and the effects of species declines can be unexpected and initially easy to overlook.

    "Nectar robbing by silvereyes, revealed by slit corolla tubes, was always rare on islands (means 3.2% of flowers near Whangarei and 4.3% near Auckland) compared with the mainland (14.1 and 79.2% in Whangarei and Auckland regions... These data reinforce the conclusion that a shortage of visits by endemic bird pollinators on the mainland is the cause of the failure of seed production and that recently self-introduced silvereyes are not effective substitute pollinators."

    Anderson, S. H., Kelly, D., Ladley, J. J., Molloy, S., and Terry, J. 2011. Cascading effects of bird functional extinction reduce pollination and plant density. Science, 331:1068–1071. doi.org/10.1126/science.119909

    #BirdPollination #nz #TrophicCascade #ecology #SpeciesInteractions

  7. One of the classics of NZ ecological science is this Auckland study by Sandra Anderson and colleagues. They showed, in extraordinary detail, how the loss of two endemic flower-pollinating birds from mainland Auckland (korimako and hihi), and the relative rarity of another (tūī), have caused the population to falter of the endemic bird-pollinated plant taurepo, Rhabdothamnus solandri.

    Plus, Australian silvereyes, now widespread in NZ, were nectar robbers and damaged a lot of the flowers.

    Everything is connected, and the effects of species declines can be unexpected and initially easy to overlook.

    "Nectar robbing by silvereyes, revealed by slit corolla tubes, was always rare on islands (means 3.2% of flowers near Whangarei and 4.3% near Auckland) compared with the mainland (14.1 and 79.2% in Whangarei and Auckland regions... These data reinforce the conclusion that a shortage of visits by endemic bird pollinators on the mainland is the cause of the failure of seed production and that recently self-introduced silvereyes are not effective substitute pollinators."

    Anderson, S. H., Kelly, D., Ladley, J. J., Molloy, S., and Terry, J. 2011. Cascading effects of bird functional extinction reduce pollination and plant density. Science, 331:1068–1071. doi.org/10.1126/science.119909

    #BirdPollination #nz #TrophicCascade #ecology #SpeciesInteractions

  8. One of the classics of NZ ecological science is this Auckland study by Sandra Anderson and colleagues. They showed, in extraordinary detail, how the loss of two endemic flower-pollinating birds from mainland Auckland (korimako and hihi), and the relative rarity of another (tūī), have caused the population to falter of the endemic bird-pollinated plant taurepo, Rhabdothamnus solandri.

    Plus, Australian silvereyes, now widespread in NZ, were nectar robbers and damaged a lot of the flowers.

    Everything is connected, and the effects of species declines can be unexpected and initially easy to overlook.

    "Nectar robbing by silvereyes, revealed by slit corolla tubes, was always rare on islands (means 3.2% of flowers near Whangarei and 4.3% near Auckland) compared with the mainland (14.1 and 79.2% in Whangarei and Auckland regions... These data reinforce the conclusion that a shortage of visits by endemic bird pollinators on the mainland is the cause of the failure of seed production and that recently self-introduced silvereyes are not effective substitute pollinators."

    Anderson, S. H., Kelly, D., Ladley, J. J., Molloy, S., and Terry, J. 2011. Cascading effects of bird functional extinction reduce pollination and plant density. Science, 331:1068–1071. doi.org/10.1126/science.119909

    #BirdPollination #nz #TrophicCascade #ecology #SpeciesInteractions

  9. One of the classics of NZ ecological science is this Auckland study by Sandra Anderson and colleagues. They showed, in extraordinary detail, how the loss of two endemic flower-pollinating birds from mainland Auckland (korimako and hihi), and the relative rarity of another (tūī), have caused the population to falter of the endemic bird-pollinated plant taurepo, Rhabdothamnus solandri.

    Plus, Australian silvereyes, now widespread in NZ, were nectar robbers and damaged a lot of the flowers.

    Everything is connected, and the effects of species declines can be unexpected and initially easy to overlook.

    "Nectar robbing by silvereyes, revealed by slit corolla tubes, was always rare on islands (means 3.2% of flowers near Whangarei and 4.3% near Auckland) compared with the mainland (14.1 and 79.2% in Whangarei and Auckland regions... These data reinforce the conclusion that a shortage of visits by endemic bird pollinators on the mainland is the cause of the failure of seed production and that recently self-introduced silvereyes are not effective substitute pollinators."

    Anderson, S. H., Kelly, D., Ladley, J. J., Molloy, S., and Terry, J. 2011. Cascading effects of bird functional extinction reduce pollination and plant density. Science, 331:1068–1071. doi.org/10.1126/science.119909

    #BirdPollination #nz #TrophicCascade #ecology #SpeciesInteractions

  10. One of the classics of NZ ecological science is this Auckland study by Sandra Anderson and colleagues. They showed, in extraordinary detail, how the loss of two endemic flower-pollinating birds from mainland Auckland (korimako and hihi), and the relative rarity of another (tūī), have caused the population to falter of the endemic bird-pollinated plant taurepo, Rhabdothamnus solandri.

    Plus, Australian silvereyes, now widespread in NZ, were nectar robbers and damaged a lot of the flowers.

    Everything is connected, and the effects of species declines can be unexpected and initially easy to overlook.

    "Nectar robbing by silvereyes, revealed by slit corolla tubes, was always rare on islands (means 3.2% of flowers near Whangarei and 4.3% near Auckland) compared with the mainland (14.1 and 79.2% in Whangarei and Auckland regions... These data reinforce the conclusion that a shortage of visits by endemic bird pollinators on the mainland is the cause of the failure of seed production and that recently self-introduced silvereyes are not effective substitute pollinators."

    Anderson, S. H., Kelly, D., Ladley, J. J., Molloy, S., and Terry, J. 2011. Cascading effects of bird functional extinction reduce pollination and plant density. Science, 331:1068–1071. doi.org/10.1126/science.119909

    #BirdPollination #nz #TrophicCascade #ecology #SpeciesInteractions

  11. Low Contribution Of Livestock In The Grey Wolf Diet In The Area With High Availability Of Free-Ranging Cattle And Horses
    --
    doi.org/10.1007/s10344-025-019 <-- shared paper
    --
    [not my usual fare (word play very much intended), but a fascinating and data-driven study; the study is not definitive, of course, but it adds to the scientific knowledge base, including with the socio-economic considerations…]
    #wolf #predator #apexpredators #livestock #predation #depredation #death #cow #horse #greywolf #casestudy #Poland #cattle #horses #ecosystems #socioeconomic #forests #humanimpacts #conflicts #WartaRiver #genetic #fingerprinting #tracking #GIS #spatial #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #cameratraps #scat #fecal #feces #wildanimals #ungulates #deer #mammals #rabbits #domesticanimals #foodsource #cost #economics #dogs #population #impacts #conflict #landscape #wildprey #prey #trophiccascade #herds #vegetation

  12. Low Contribution Of Livestock In The Grey Wolf Diet In The Area With High Availability Of Free-Ranging Cattle And Horses
    --
    doi.org/10.1007/s10344-025-019 <-- shared paper
    --
    [not my usual fare (word play very much intended), but a fascinating and data-driven study; the study is not definitive, of course, but it adds to the scientific knowledge base, including with the socio-economic considerations…]
    #wolf #predator #apexpredators #livestock #predation #depredation #death #cow #horse #greywolf #casestudy #Poland #cattle #horses #ecosystems #socioeconomic #forests #humanimpacts #conflicts #WartaRiver #genetic #fingerprinting #tracking #GIS #spatial #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #cameratraps #scat #fecal #feces #wildanimals #ungulates #deer #mammals #rabbits #domesticanimals #foodsource #cost #economics #dogs #population #impacts #conflict #landscape #wildprey #prey #trophiccascade #herds #vegetation

  13. Low Contribution Of Livestock In The Grey Wolf Diet In The Area With High Availability Of Free-Ranging Cattle And Horses
    --
    doi.org/10.1007/s10344-025-019 <-- shared paper
    --
    [not my usual fare (word play very much intended), but a fascinating and data-driven study; the study is not definitive, of course, but it adds to the scientific knowledge base, including with the socio-economic considerations…]
    #wolf #predator #apexpredators #livestock #predation #depredation #death #cow #horse #greywolf #casestudy #Poland #cattle #horses #ecosystems #socioeconomic #forests #humanimpacts #conflicts #WartaRiver #genetic #fingerprinting #tracking #GIS #spatial #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #cameratraps #scat #fecal #feces #wildanimals #ungulates #deer #mammals #rabbits #domesticanimals #foodsource #cost #economics #dogs #population #impacts #conflict #landscape #wildprey #prey #trophiccascade #herds #vegetation

  14. Low Contribution Of Livestock In The Grey Wolf Diet In The Area With High Availability Of Free-Ranging Cattle And Horses
    --
    doi.org/10.1007/s10344-025-019 <-- shared paper
    --
    [not my usual fare (word play very much intended), but a fascinating and data-driven study; the study is not definitive, of course, but it adds to the scientific knowledge base, including with the socio-economic considerations…]
    #wolf #predator #apexpredators #livestock #predation #depredation #death #cow #horse #greywolf #casestudy #Poland #cattle #horses #ecosystems #socioeconomic #forests #humanimpacts #conflicts #WartaRiver #genetic #fingerprinting #tracking #GIS #spatial #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #cameratraps #scat #fecal #feces #wildanimals #ungulates #deer #mammals #rabbits #domesticanimals #foodsource #cost #economics #dogs #population #impacts #conflict #landscape #wildprey #prey #trophiccascade #herds #vegetation

  15. Low Contribution Of Livestock In The Grey Wolf Diet In The Area With High Availability Of Free-Ranging Cattle And Horses
    --
    doi.org/10.1007/s10344-025-019 <-- shared paper
    --
    [not my usual fare (word play very much intended), but a fascinating and data-driven study; the study is not definitive, of course, but it adds to the scientific knowledge base, including with the socio-economic considerations…]

  16. How Beavers Engineer The Land [Remastered HD] | George Monbiot - YouTube
    youtube.com/watch?v=Hy_WE9NAzY

    "Beavers bring life to rivers and the land. Beavers are ecosystem engineers that help to mitigate floods and droughts, reduce forest fires, and create habitats for all kinds of animals. North American tribes revered the beaver. "

    #Ecology #Ecosystem #Environment #Nature #TrophicCascade

  17. How Beavers Engineer The Land [Remastered HD] | George Monbiot - YouTube
    youtube.com/watch?v=Hy_WE9NAzY

    "Beavers bring life to rivers and the land. Beavers are ecosystem engineers that help to mitigate floods and droughts, reduce forest fires, and create habitats for all kinds of animals. North American tribes revered the beaver. "

    #Ecology #Ecosystem #Environment #Nature #TrophicCascade

  18. How Beavers Engineer The Land [Remastered HD] | George Monbiot - YouTube
    youtube.com/watch?v=Hy_WE9NAzY

    "Beavers bring life to rivers and the land. Beavers are ecosystem engineers that help to mitigate floods and droughts, reduce forest fires, and create habitats for all kinds of animals. North American tribes revered the beaver. "

    #Ecology #Ecosystem #Environment #Nature #TrophicCascade

  19. How Beavers Engineer The Land [Remastered HD] | George Monbiot - YouTube
    youtube.com/watch?v=Hy_WE9NAzY

    "Beavers bring life to rivers and the land. Beavers are ecosystem engineers that help to mitigate floods and droughts, reduce forest fires, and create habitats for all kinds of animals. North American tribes revered the beaver. "

    #Ecology #Ecosystem #Environment #Nature #TrophicCascade

  20. How Beavers Engineer The Land [Remastered HD] | George Monbiot - YouTube
    youtube.com/watch?v=Hy_WE9NAzY

    "Beavers bring life to rivers and the land. Beavers are ecosystem engineers that help to mitigate floods and droughts, reduce forest fires, and create habitats for all kinds of animals. North American tribes revered the beaver. "

    #Ecology #Ecosystem #Environment #Nature #TrophicCascade

  21. How Amphibians Restore Balance To The Land [Remastered HD] | Harvey Tweats - YouTube
    youtube.com/watch?v=E7jru5DeoG

    "Amphibians (frogs, salamanders, and reptiles) are an important keystone species to the trophic cascade balance that maintains the insect populations and healthy aquatic ecosystems"

    Contains potentially disturbing images.

    #Ecology #Nature #Ecosystem #TrophicCascade #Environment

  22. How Amphibians Restore Balance To The Land [Remastered HD] | Harvey Tweats - YouTube
    youtube.com/watch?v=E7jru5DeoG

    "Amphibians (frogs, salamanders, and reptiles) are an important keystone species to the trophic cascade balance that maintains the insect populations and healthy aquatic ecosystems"

    Contains potentially disturbing images.

    #Ecology #Nature #Ecosystem #TrophicCascade #Environment

  23. How Amphibians Restore Balance To The Land [Remastered HD] | Harvey Tweats - YouTube
    youtube.com/watch?v=E7jru5DeoG

    "Amphibians (frogs, salamanders, and reptiles) are an important keystone species to the trophic cascade balance that maintains the insect populations and healthy aquatic ecosystems"

    Contains potentially disturbing images.

    #Ecology #Nature #Ecosystem #TrophicCascade #Environment

  24. How Amphibians Restore Balance To The Land [Remastered HD] | Harvey Tweats - YouTube
    youtube.com/watch?v=E7jru5DeoG

    "Amphibians (frogs, salamanders, and reptiles) are an important keystone species to the trophic cascade balance that maintains the insect populations and healthy aquatic ecosystems"

    Contains potentially disturbing images.

    #Ecology #Nature #Ecosystem #TrophicCascade #Environment

  25. How Amphibians Restore Balance To The Land [Remastered HD] | Harvey Tweats - YouTube
    youtube.com/watch?v=E7jru5DeoG

    "Amphibians (frogs, salamanders, and reptiles) are an important keystone species to the trophic cascade balance that maintains the insect populations and healthy aquatic ecosystems"

    Contains potentially disturbing images.

    #Ecology #Nature #Ecosystem #TrophicCascade #Environment