With increased growth of previously elk-browsed woody plants and their understory — numbers of bison, beaver, and smaller animals are increasing The reintroduction of gray wolves (Canis lupus) into Yellowstone National Park appears to have increased the numbers of aspen, willow, and cottonwood by reducing the numbers of elk that previously browsed them: Synthesis results generally [...]
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Tagged: awarbling vireo, axidea taxus, badgers, bald eagles, beaver, bison, Bison bison, black-billed magpies, Canis latrans, Canis lupus, Caster canadensis, common yellowthroat, Corvus corax, Dendroica petechia, Empidonax traillii, Geothlypis trichas, gray wolves, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Lincoln’s sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii, Melospiza melodia, Pica hudsonia, raven, red foxes, Robert L. Beschta, song sparrow, Vireo gilvus, Vulpes vulpes, William J. Ripple, willow flycatcher, yellow warbler, Yellowstone National Park