Top-down and bottom-up processes jointly explain mesopredator movement and foraging ecology
K. R. Florko, T. R. Ross, S. H. Ferguson, J. M. Northrup, M. E. Obbard, G. W. Thiemann, D. J. Yurkowski, M. Auger-Methe
The paper examines how top-down and bottom-up processes affect mesopredator movement and foraging behavior, finding that polar bears restrict seal foraging and that seals adjust behavior based on prey diversity and predation risk.
bioRxiv · Apr 27, 2023Ecology