Loss of large predators has caused widespread disruption of ecosystems
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 09:30
in Biology & Nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- The decline of large predators and other "apex consumers" at the top of the food chain has disrupted ecosystems all over the planet, according to a review of recent findings conducted by an international team of scientists and published in the July 15 issue of Science.