Historic aspen recruitment, elk, and wolves in northern Yellowstone National Park, USA

By W. Ripple, Eric J. Larsen. 2000

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Subfields: Anthropology, Ecology

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In Anthropology

1. R. Beschta
2. W. Ripple
3. Douglas W. Smith
4. R. Renkin
5. Eric J. Larsen

In Ecology

1. W. Ripple
2. R. Beschta
3. M. Boyce
4. Douglas W. Smith
5. M. Hayward
6. H. Beyer
7. Chris R. Dickman
8. A. Ager

Citations in the corpus

• Trophic cascades in Yellowstone: The first 15 years after wolf reintroduction (2012, background): “) age structures, based on assessments of tree rings and diameter classes, have shown that the extirpation of wolves and subsequent increase in elk herbivory was linked to the long-term decline in the recruitment of these deciduous species (Ripple and Larsen, 2000; Beschta, 2005; Halofsky and Ripple”
• WOLVES INFLUENCE ELK MOVEMENTS: BEHAVIOR SHAPES A TROPHIC CASCADE IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK (2005, background): “The decline of aspen appears to have been the result of multiple factors (Romme et al. 1995), among which elk herbivory played a central role (Huff and Varley 1999, Ripple and Larsen 2000).”
• Large predators and trophic cascades in terrestrial ecosystems of the western United States (2009, background): “Today, numerous aspen stands across the elk winter ranges of northern Yellowstone reflect a history of reduced recruitment spanning multiple decades (Ripple and Larsen, 2000) and, for many of these stands, only large diameter trees remain (Fig.”
• ESTABLISHMENT, PERSISTENCE, AND GROWTH OF ASPEN (POPULUS TREMULOIDES) SEEDLINGS IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK (2005, background): “Extirpation of wolves from most of the western USA in the early 20th century also may have produced changes in elk behavior that led to more intense browsing of aspen (White et al. 1998, Ripple and Larsen 2000, Ripple et al. 2001).”
• Large‐scale habitat variability, delayed density effects and red deer populations in Norway (2002, unknown): “A strong negative effect of elk browsing on deciduous trees such as aspen (Populus tremuloides L. has been demonstrated (Baker, Munroe & Hessl 1997; Ripple & Larsen 2000).”
• The role of postfire coarse woody debris in aspen regeneration (2001, background): “Ripple and Larsen (2000) suggested that the failure of aspen to reach tree height in recent times may be due to changes in northern range trophic structure relationships involving the gray wolf (Canus lu- pus), elk, and elk herbivory on aspen.”
• Large carnivore impacts are context-dependent (2017, background): “Risk driven habitat preferences may be responsible for observed reductions in aspen Malpighiales Salicaceae Populus tremuloides browsing pressure by elk in the presence of wolves (Fortin et al. 2005; Ripple and Larsen 2000; Ripple et al. 2001).”
• Trophic cascades among wolves, elk and aspen on Yellowstone National Park’s northern range (2001, methodology): “Ripple and Larsen (2000) provide evidence that YNP aspen successfully regenerated overstory stems from the middle to late 1700’s–1930.”
• Understanding Ungulate Herbivory–Episodic Disturbance Effects on Vegetation Dynamics: Knowledge Gaps and Management Needs (2006, background): “…Domestic No Reimoser and Gossow 1996 Yes Yes No No Wild No Renaud et al. 2003 No No No No Wild No Riggs et al. 2000 Yes Yes No Yes Wild–domestic Yes 3 periods Ripple and Larsen 2000 No No No No Wild Yes 3 periods 286 Wildlife Society Bulletin 34(2) (Beschta 2005, Fortin et al. 2005) suggest that…”
• Bottom‐up versus top‐down control of tree regeneration in the Białowieża Primeval Forest, Poland (2010, background): “Reintroduction of large predators in Yellowstone National Park led to cascading effects, modifying plant–herbivore interactions (Ripple & Larsen 2000).”
• Riparian vegetation recovery in Yellowstone: The first two decades after wolf reintroduction (2016, result): “, 1995; Kay, 1997), as well as the results of more tree recent age-structure studies (Ripple and Larsen, 2000; Beschta, 2005; Wolf et al., 2007; Kauffman et al., 2013; Painter et al., 2014), were unable to demonstrate a weather/climate effect and concluded that the high levels of elk herbivory durin”
• Linking a cougar decline, trophic cascade, and catastrophic regime shift in Zion National Park (2006, result): “Our results are consistent with previous studies regarding the role of wolves (Canis lupus) in trophic cascades (McLaren and Peterson, 1994; Ripple and Larsen, 2000; Ripple and Beschta, 2004; Beschta, 2005; Hebblewhite et al., 2005).”
• Linking wolves to willows via risk-sensitive foraging by ungulates in the northern Yellowstone ecosystem (2006, background): “Thus, vegetation communities can be profoundly altered (by ungulates) when large carnivores are removed from ecosystems (Waller and Alverson, 1997; White et al., 1998; Ripple and Larsen, 2000; Russell et al., 2001; Beschta, 2003, 2005; Rooney and Waller, 2003).”