Hydrologic regime and herbivory stabilize an alternative state in Yellowstone National Park

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Wolf, Evan C., author, Cooper, David J., author, Hobbs, N. Thompson, author, Ecological Society of America, publisher
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Colorado State University. Libraries 2016
• Subjects: dendrochronology; ecological threshold; ecosystem engineer; fluvial geomorphology; hysteresis; resilience; restoration; trophic cascade; Canis lupus; Castor canadensis; Cervus elaphus; Salix; Beaver Pond; gray wolf
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/173670; https://doi.org/10.1890/06-2042.1

A decline in the stature and abundance of willows during the 20th century occurred throughout the northern range of Yellowstone National Park, where riparian woody-plant communities are key components in multiple-trophic-level interactions. The potential causes of willow decline include climate chan...