Another revealing examination as to how all the "cogs and wheels" strenghen and energize a given ecosytem by providing optimum diversity............As the Wolf re-introduction to Yellowstone in 1995 tapped down coyote populations allowing more Pronghorn fawns to matriculate to adulthood, so has the lynx resurgence in Finland caused fox populations to mitigate.............allowing for more hare to exist in the system................top down predation at work once again working hand in glove with bottom up pressures to ensure optimum variety of living things...............read full article attached:
http://scienceblogs.com/laelaps/2010/06/from_almost_the_very_start.php
Thursday, June 17, 2010
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