Scientific Articles

Laundre, John W., Hernandez, Lucina, and Ripple, William J. The Landscape of Fear: Ecological Implications of Being Afraid The Open Ecology Journal 3, 2010: 1-7.

Manning, Adrian D.; Gordon, Iain J.; and Ripple, William J. Restoring landscapes of fear with wolves in the Scottish Highlands Biological Conservation 2009.

Beschta, Robert L., and Ripple, William J. Large predators and trophic cascades in terrestrial ecosystems of the western United States Biological Conservation 142, 2009: 2401-2414.

Prugh, L.R. et al. The Rise of the Mesopredator Bioscience 59(9), October 2009: 779-791.

Halofsky, Joshua S.; Ripple, William J.; and Beschta, Robert L. Recoupling fire and aspen recruitment after wolf reintroduction in Yellowstone National Park, USA Forest Ecology and Management 256, 2008: 1004-1008.

Halofsky, Joshua, and Ripple, William. Linkages between wolf presence and aspen recruitment in the Gallatin elk winter range of southwestern Montana, USA. Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research 81(2), April 2008: 195-207.

Halofsky, Joshua S., and Ripple, William J. Fine-scale predation risk on elk after wolf reintroduction in Yellowstone National Park, USA. Oecologia/Springer-Verlag 2008.

Beschta, Robert L., and Ripple, W.J. Recovering Riparian Plant Communities with Wolves, in northern Yellowstone USA Restoration Ecology 2008.

Beschta, Robert L., and Ripple, W.J. Wolves, trophic cascades, and rivers in the Olympic National Park, USA Wiley InterScience - www.interscience.wiley.com 2008.

Ripple, W.J. and Beschta, R.L. Restoring Yellowstone's aspen with wolves. Biological Conservation 138, June 2007: 514-519.

Halofsky, Joshua S. Evidence of a Trophic Cascade among Wolves, Elk, and Aspen in Yellowstone National Park, USA. Dissertation April 19, 2007.

Hollenbeck, Jeff P. and Ripple, William J. Aspen patch and migratory bird relationships in the northern Yellowstone ecosystem. Landscape Ecology 2007.

Ripple, W.J. and Beschta, R.L. Hardwood tree decline following large carnivore loss on the Great Plains, USA. Frontiers in Ecology and Environment 5(5), 2007: 241-246.

Beschta, Robert L., and Ripple, William J. Increased Willow Heights along northern Yellowstone's Blacktail Deer Creek following wolf reintroduction. Western North American Naturalist 67(4), 2007: 613-617.

Hollenbeck, Jeff P., and Ripple, William J. Aspen snag dynamics, cavity-nesting birds, and trophic cascades in Yellowstone's northern range. Forestry Ecology and Management 255, 2007: 1095-1103.

Beschta, R.L. and Ripple, William J. Wolves, elk, and aspen in the winter range of Jasper National Park, Canada. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 37, 2007: 1873-1885.

Hollenbeck, Jeff P. Multi-scale Relationships Between Aspen and Birds in the Northern Yellowstone Ecosystem. Dissertation 2006.

Ripple, W.J. and Beschta, R.L. Linking Wolves and Plants: Aldo Leopold on Trophic Cascades. BioScience Vol. 55 No. 7, July 2005: 613-621.
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Larsen, E.J. and Ripple, W.J. Aspen Stand Conditions on Elk Winter Ranges in the Northern Yellowstone Ecosystem, USA. Natural Areas Journal 25(4), 2005: 326-338.

Ripple, W.J. and Beschta, R.L. Willow thickets protect young aspen from elk browsing after wolf reintroduction. Western North American Naturalist 65(1), 2005: 118-122.

Ripple, W.J. and Beschta, R.L. Refugia from browsing as reference sites for restoration planning. Western North American Naturalist 65(2), 2005: 269-273.

Ripple, William J. and Beschta, Robert L. Wolves and the Ecology of Fear: Can Predation Risk Structure Ecosystems? BioScience Vo.l 54 No. 8, August 2004: 755-766.
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Larsen, E.J. and W.J. Ripple. Aspen age structure in the northern Yellowstone Ecosystem:USA. Forest Ecology and Management 179, 2003: 469-482.

Beschta, R.L. Cottonwoods, elk, and wolves in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park. Ecological Applications 13(5), 2003: 1295-1309.

Ripple, W.J. and Beschta, R.L. Wolf reintroduction, predation risk, and cottonwood recovery in Yellowstone National Park. Forest Ecology and Management 184, 2003: 299-313.

Ripple, W.J. and Larsen, E.J. The Role of Postfire Coarse Woody Debris in Aspen Regeneration. Western North American Naturalist 16(2), 2001: 61-64.

Ripple, W. J., E. J. Larsen, R. A. Renkin, D. W. Smith. Trophic Cascades among wolves, elk and aspen on Yellowstone National Park's northern range. Biological Conservation 102, 2001: 227-234.

Ripple, W.J. and Larsen, E.J. Historic aspen recruitment, elk, and wolves in northern Yellowstone National Park, USA. Biological Conservation 95, 2000: 361-370.

Larsen, E.J. and W.J. Ripple. Remote Sensing of Aspen Change in Northern Yellowstone National Park. Unpublished manuscript 1997.