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Wolves of Yellowstone

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The Trophic Cascade

A trophy cascade refers to the trophic levels in in a food web. The diversity of the ecosystem changes based on the balance or abundance of those predators. As you know, red oak are used here as an indicator for forest health and deer browsing. And it's when you look at population density and carrying capacities, it might seem like it's a party for the elk. So what's the problem? A what ends up happening eventually though, is that they will eat themselves out of house and home.

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