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6 summaries in Predator-Prey Dynamics on domestic cat
Mesopredator release and avifaunal extinctions in a fragmented system
PaperThis influential study coined the practical demonstration of mesopredator release, showing that the decline of a dominant predator can unleash smaller predators with cascading harm to prey. In fragmen…
Crooks, K.R. & Soule, M.E. · Nature · 1999
Research overview: domestic cat predation on wildlife
OverviewAn overview of the substantial toll free-ranging domestic cats take on wild birds, small mammals, reptiles and amphibians in urban, suburban and rural landscapes. Both owned outdoor cats and unowned f…
Research overview: feral cat predation impacts on island fauna
OverviewA survey of the documented and ongoing impacts of feral domestic cats on island vertebrates, among the most damaging examples of introduced-predator effects. Feral cats have contributed to dozens of b…
Research overview: predator odor and prey foraging suppression
OverviewAn overview of how the scent of felid predators alone can suppress prey foraging, movement and reproduction, demonstrating nonconsumptive effects without any direct attack. Prey detect chemical cues o…
Research overview: prey naivety and felid introductions on islands
OverviewAn overview of why island faunas that evolved without mammalian predators are devastated when cats are introduced. Lacking evolved anti-predator defenses, island birds, reptiles and small mammals are…
The rise of the mesopredator
ReviewPrugh and colleagues synthesized global evidence that the worldwide decline of apex predators has triggered widespread increases in mid-sized carnivores, with far-reaching ecological and economic cons…
Prugh, L.R., Stoner, C.J., Epps, C.W., Bean, W.T. et al. · BioScience · 2009