The Rise of the Mesopredator

By Laura R. Prugh, C. Stoner, C. Epps, W. Bean, W. Ripple, Andrea S. Laliberte, J. Brashares. 2009

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Status and Ecological Effects of the World’s Largest Carnivores (2014, background): “as mediated by their controlling effects on mesocarnivores (4, 13, 14).”
The ecological effects of providing resource subsidies to predators (2015, background): “On the other hand, the equal use of livestock, carcasses and waste foods by mesopredators probably reflects their diverse behaviour and ecology (Roemer et al., 2009) and less restricted diet (Prugh et al., 2009) (Fig.”
What is an apex predator (2015, methodology): “Th is threshold is similar to the commonly used ABM of 15 kg to distinguish mesocarnivores from apex-carnivores (Prugh et al. 2009, Ripple et al. 2014), but is slightly lower than previous studies that found a dietary threshold at an ABM of 20 kg (Carbone et al. 2007).”
Is Wildlife Going to the Dogs? Impacts of Feral and Free-Roaming Dogs on Wildlife Populations (2011, positive): “In areas where top carnivores have already been removed, feral and free-roatning dogs may act as top predators (Prugh et al. 2009).”
Jackals as cleaners: Ecosystem services provided by a mesocarnivore in human-dominated landscapes (2016, background): “In fact, most literature reports only their negative ecological effects, including killing of endangered species or monopolizing vital resources (DeVault et al., 2011; Prugh et al., 2009; Ripple et al., 2014).”
Predator control should not be a shot in the dark (2016, background): “…predators could fragment predator social groups or create vacancies in the ecological community, to be filled by more numerous, smaller species of predators that in turn might prey on livestock (Young and Dobyas 1945; Newby and Brown 1958; Haber 1996; Knowlton et al. 1999; Prugh et al. 2009).”
Being the underdog: an elusive small carnivore uses space with prey and time without enemies (2014, background): “Journal of Zoology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of The Zoological Society of London that reduce their effectiveness as predators – mechanisms that are captured also by the mesopredator release hypothesis (Prugh et al., 2009).”
Determining Where the Wild Things will be: Using Psychological Theory to Find Tolerance for Large Carnivores (2014, background): “The need is made more acute by recent research indicating large, terrestrial carnivores change the composition of ecological communities via their impact on sympatric ungulates and mesopredator populations (Ripple & Beschta 2004a,b; Prugh et al. 2009).”
Human Involvement in Food Webs (2010, background): “In recent centuries, large terrestrial predators, such as the American alligator (20), wolves, large cats, and large bears (21), were virtually or actually exterminated from areas where humans or agriculture were dense.”
Worst case scenario: potential long-term effects of invasive predatory lionfish (Pterois volitans) on Atlantic and Caribbean coral-reef communities (2011, background): “This phenomenon has been called “mesopredator release,” and in general is capable of destabilizing communities and causing local extinctions (Prugh et al. 2009).”