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Evaluating prey switching in wolf-ungulate systems.

Robert A Garrott1, Jason E Bruggeman, Matthew S Becker

  • 1Ecology Department, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, USA. rgarrott@montana.edu

Ecological Applications : a Publication of the Ecological Society of America
|October 5, 2007
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Wolf restoration impacts ecosystems. This study models wolf-ungulate interactions, showing how wolf diet shifts based on prey availability and vulnerability, crucial for understanding restored ecosystems.

Area of Science:

  • Ecology
  • Conservation Biology
  • Wildlife Management

Background:

  • Wolf restoration is a key conservation practice in North America and Europe.
  • Understanding the ecosystem effects of returning apex predators like wolves is complex and debated.
  • Existing models often simplify wolf-ungulate interactions, neglecting prey switching in multi-prey systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a mathematical model predicting predator diet composition in a wolf-elk-bison system.
  • To incorporate factors like prey vulnerability, predator preference, and prey biomass into the model.
  • To analyze the dynamics of wolf dietary shifts and the occurrence of prey switching.

Main Methods:

  • Constructed a predator diet model using insights from small taxa experiments and field data.

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  • Incorporated differential vulnerability of elk and bison to wolf predation.
  • Included parameters for wolf preference, prey biomass, and the possibility of prey switching.

    • Main Results:

    • The model demonstrates that wolf diets shift with changes in the relative abundance of elk and bison.
    • Dietary shift dynamics are influenced by prey preference, vulnerability, abundance, and prey switching.
    • An abrupt dietary shift occurs only when elk are scarce relative to bison; prey switching leads to a more gradual shift.

    Conclusions:

    • The model provides a framework for empirically evaluating prey switching in restored wolf-two-prey systems.
    • Model coefficients have biological interpretations and can be estimated from field data.
    • Research into prey switching is vital for understanding predator-prey dynamics in wolf-ungulate systems.