Trophic Cascades in Terrestrial Ecosystems is a research and educational program with the purpose of investigating the role of predators in structuring ecological communities. This program puts special emphasis on the role of potential keystone species in top-down community regulation, with linkages to biodiversity via trophic cascades.
A graduate degree concentration is available as part of the Trophic Cascades Program. Designed for students interested in topics that intersect forestry and wildlife science, this concentration provides an interdisciplinary approach to attaining sustainability of both forest and wildlife resources. Available within the Department of Forest Resources, the forestry/wildlife degree concentration involves dynamic interaction with faculty in both the College of Forestry and the Department of Fisheries & Wildlife. For more information, go to Graduate Studies.
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Watch the Bio Bulletin video entitled "Yosemite: Biodiversity in the balance?" from the American Museum of Natural History. (Requires Adobe Flash 9)
Visit The Environment Report's website to view it's story and corresponding audio report entitled "Wolves Make Mark On Yellowstone."
Find out about NATURE's documentary In the Valley of the Wolves which premiered Sunday, November 4 at 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS.
Watch the Bio Bulletin video entitled "Wolves Help Aspen Trees Grow." from the American Museum of Natural History. (Requires Adobe Flash 9)
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See photos of Bill Ripple's and Bob Beschta's research activites in Yellowstone and Zion national parks.
Listen to Dr. Ripple's interview with the BBC on the positive impact of wolves upon the ecosystem of Yellowstone Park (mp3/3MB)
Participating Faculty
- William J. Ripple, Professor, Dept. of Forest Resources.
(More info...) - Robert Anthony, Professor, Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife.
(More info...) - Robert L. Beschta, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Forest Engineering.
(More info...) - Matthew G. Betts, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Forest Science.
(More info...) - Paul Doescher, Professor, Dept. of Forest Resources.
(More info...) - K. Norman Johnson, Professor, Dept. of Forest Resources.
(More info...) - Deanna Olson, US Forest Service, Courtesy Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife.
(Contact) - Hal Salwasser, Dean of The College of Forestry.
(More info...) - Patricia Kennedy, Professor, Eastern Oregon Agricultural Center, and the Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife Biology
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