What Happens When Predators Disappear?
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A world without predators. It sounds like a safer, happier world, but come on, this is SCIENCE…
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Ecosystem: a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
Herbivore: an animal that feeds on plants.
Top predator: a predator without natural predators of its own.
Trophic cascade: an ecological phenomenon triggered by the addition or removal of top predators.
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Estes, James A., et al. “Trophic Downgrading of Planet Earth.” Science, vol. 333, no. 6040, 14 July 2011, pp. 301–306, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1205106
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