Author:
Ruth, Toni K. (Toni Karen), 1963- author.
ImprintLouisville : University Press of Colorado, [2019]
Descriptionxviii, 317 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Note:Introduction and background -- The northern Yellowstone landscape -- Quantifying how species compete or coexist -- Predation on the Greater Yellowstone Northern Range -- Prey selection by cougars and wolves -- Rates of predation -- Direct interactions at kills -- Combined influences : cougars, wolves, and humans -- How might cougars respond to wolves? -- Spatial responses of cougars to wolf presence -- Patterns of resource use prior to and during wolf restoration -- Synthesis : competition refuges and managing risks in a wolf-dominated system -- Before and after wolf restoration : cougar population characteristics. How might wolf restoration affect the cougar population? -- Cougar population structure -- Reproduction and survival rates of cougars -- Dispersal and population change -- Synthesis : the niches of cougars and wolves -- Management and conservation of cougars : considering interspecific competition.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-309) and index.
Note:"Examines the effect of wolf restoration on cougar population in Yellowstone National Park. No other study has addressed theoretical and practical aspects of competition between large carnivores. A thorough examination of cougar ecology, how they interact and [are] influenced by wolves, how this knowledge informs management and conservation."--Provided by publisher.
