top carnivore

top carnivore

an organism found at the top of the PYRAMID OF NUMBERS that preys on other organisms but which is not itself preyed on.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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The role of top carnivore in regulating terrestrial ecosystems.
Tendencias en la investigacion sobre especies terrestres del orden Carnivora
Walleye is the top carnivore in the lake, but if its population declines, other species will fill the void, such as perch.
Fishy issue: group wants end to Lake Nipissing gill netting
As a large and active top carnivore, Tegopelte would have been important in shaping early marine communities and evolution during the Cambrian Explosion.
Following prehistoric footprints: rare fossil reveals a leggy arthropod's movements 500 million years ago
The creature was capable of skimming rapidly across the seafloor, with legs touching the sediment only briefly, supporting the view that Tegopelte was a large and active top carnivore.
Ancient multi-legged seafloor predator tracked
As the top carnivore in some environments, coyotes may function as "keystone predators," helping regulate the number and density of smaller mesocarnivores (skunks, raccoons, foxes, feral cats).
Project coyote: protecting America's song dog
5 of the world's top carnivore destinations 4 2 3 1 5 FLORIDA, USA.
5 of the world's top carnivore destinations
Removing the top carnivore will lead to huge effects in numbers of their prey - a plague of frogs!
Letter: Your Say - To The Point
Linsenmair, 2006, Clouded leopards, the secretive top carnivore of South-East Asian rainforests: their distribution, status and conservation needs in Sabah, Malaysia.
2006, BMC Ecology: Clouded leopards, the secretive top carnivore of South-East Asian rainforests: their distribution, status and conservation needs in Sabah, Malaysia
Equally at home in nearly every habitat from tropical rain forests to cacti deserts, the swift and fearsome cougar is the top carnivore in the Americas.
America's Big Cat
When a top carnivore is opportunistic, the links between that carnivore and the diverse prey community should be numerous.
The importance of large carnivores to healthy ecosystems
"The world is entirely different when you have a top carnivore."
Chain of command: wolves help trees thrive
As part of a regional conservation planning initiative, this study is being undertaken to determine the biophysical and socioeconomic feasibility of reestablishing a top carnivore, the gray wolf (Canis lupus), in the Grand Canyon Ecoregion (GCE).
The feasibility of gray wolf reintroduction to the Grand Canyon Ecoregion. (Canid Conservation)

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