Nest Predation and Population Declines in Illinois Songbirds: a Case for Mesopredator Effects

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Interference competition between coyotes and raccoons: a test of the mesopredator release hypothesis (2007, methodology): “In particular, Rogers and Caro (1998) and Crooks and Soule´ (1999) proposed a relationship within the carnivore guild in which coyotes represent a large carnivore that limits the number of raccoons and other medium-sized omnivores (e.g., skunks and opossums) and thereby increases nesting success of ”
Theory meets reality: How habitat fragmentation research has transcended island biogeographic theory (2008, background): “When hyperabundant, such omnivores can have important impacts on nesting birds (Crooks and Soulé, 1999; Schmidt, 2003), large-seeded plants (Wright and Duber, 2001), and other species (Dirzo and Miranda, 1991; Laurance, 1997).”
A natural experiment on the impact of overabundant deer on songbird populations (2005, unknown): “, 1995) or indirect effects of forest fragmentation such as increased nest predation (Wilcove, 1985; Böhning-Gaese et al., 1993; Schmidt, 2003) or increased cowbird parasitism (Brittingham and Temple, 1983), as well as to the deforestation and degradation of wintering grounds in the neotropics (Terb”