Talk:Trophic cascade

I have been rewriting this page extensively, and decided it needed a talk page (so I could talk to myself, perhaps...). Feel free to make suggestions or revisions. Cheers, Justinleif 02:21, 14 March 2007 (UTC)


 * I think this page could benefit from one or two diagrams illustrating classic examples of trophic cascades. It would make it easier for people to visualize the concept. Luzingit (talk) 17:21, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

The myth of the Wolf/Yellowstone park trophic cascade could be addressed. I am not good at adding links so someone else can maybe. In summary, wolves only account for a small percentage of Elk kills. There are many other predators. Also, water plays probably a more important role in the growth of willows. This comes from Utah State University ecologist Dan McNulty and Colorado State University's Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory professor Tom Hobbs. https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/scientists-debunk-myth-that-yellowstone-wolves-changed-entire-ecosystem-flow-of-rivers/70004699 — Preceding unsigned comment added by JPKowal (talk • contribs) 19:13, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

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Bad figure needs to be fixed
The image with the deer and wolves at the bottom of the article is incorrect. Deer cannot reach the top of tall trees. When there is no predator they eat the bottom branches until they cant reach any higher. The figure as it is is wrong.

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Edited to include information regarding trophic cascades and their effect on atmospheric carbon fluxes. 00:40, 27 February 2019 (UTC)Daltonce1 (talk)