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Tuesday, March 04, 2014

Awesome video - wolves and ecology in Yellowstone

How wolves change the state of rivers.

OK, wolves are awesome all by themselves.  But this short video illustrates what happens when you remove a key piece from an ecosystem.

It really is all connected.

Thanks to Kris Winkler for this item.
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2 comments:

  1. Laurence Clark Crossen1:33 PM

    Tremendously informative and entertaining for anyone disinclined to reintroduce wolves. Their re-introduction increased the diversity of life in Yellowstone fare beyond keeping the deer in check and letting the grass grow.

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  2. Matt Bille8:00 AM

    Agreed. It's a cliché we all spout - "all of nature is connected" - but we still forget what happens in a tightly connected system if you remove a key piece.

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