describe the effect of tropic cascade on the life of the deers
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Trophic cascades are powerful indirect interactions that can control entire ecosystems. Trophic cascades occur when predators limit the density and/or behavior of their prey and thereby enhance survival of the next lower trophic level.
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It was noted, however, that vertebrate herbivores can have a large impact on plants as
well (Huntly 1991) even though few studies have been conducted on this aspect of trophic
cascade theory in the northeastern United States. Nonetheless, predation on such vertebrate
herbivores is considered to be an important factor in trophic cascade systems, particularly in
managing mortality rates among an herbivore species (Messier 1985). However, the area of
mammalian trophic cascades is in part lacking, especially pertaining to the Northeast. In
particular, the implications of trophic cascade as seen in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus
virginianus) overabundance are largely unexplored, and require further observation and
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