climate change effects on predator/prey interactions: how can we ...
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Adaptive Research Framework<br />
1. Prioritize species of c<strong>on</strong>cern (e.g., Ecology)<br />
a. Pika are habitat specialists and they <strong>can</strong>’t escape to<br />
higher ground!<br />
- vulnerable m<strong>on</strong>tane mammals if temperatures increase the<br />
predicted 3 0 C (McD<strong>on</strong>ald and Brown 1992)<br />
b. Keyst<strong>on</strong>e c<strong>on</strong>sumer: Pika influence alpine plant<br />
compositi<strong>on</strong>, reduce inter-specific competiti<strong>on</strong> in<br />
plants<br />
c. Many <strong>predator</strong>s c<strong>on</strong>sume pikas<br />
d. Loss of pika leads to trophic cascades
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