Global Trophic Cascades Program is a research and educational program with the purpose of investigating the role of predators in structuring ecological communities. This program puts special emphasis on the role of potential keystone species in top-down community regulation, with linkages to biodiversity via trophic cascades.
A graduate degree concentration is available as part of the Trophic Cascades Program. Designed for students interested in topics that intersect forestry and wildlife science, this concentration provides an interdisciplinary approach to attaining sustainability of both forest and wildlife resources. Available within the Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, the forestry/wildlife degree concentration involves dynamic interaction with faculty in both the College of Forestry and the Department of Fisheries & Wildlife. For more information, go to Graduate Studies.
Participating Faculty / Scientists
William J. Ripple, Professor, Dept. of Forest Ecosystems and Society, College of Forestry, Oregon State University; Director, Trophic Cascades Program
Robert L. Beschta, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Forest Ecosystems and Society, College of Forestry, Oregon State University
Matthew G. Betts, Professor, Dept. of Forest Ecosystems and Society, College of Forestry, Oregon State University
Julia C. Buck, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Cristina Eisenberg, Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence and Director of Tribal Initiatives, Professor of Practice, College of Forestry, Oregon State University
James A. Estes, Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz
Matt Hayward, Professor, University of Newcastle
Jan Kamler, Research Associate, Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, University of Oxford
Graham Kerley, Professor, Zoology & Director: Centre for African Conservation Ecology, Nelson Mandela University
Mike Letnic, Professor, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney
David Macdonald, WildCRU, Professor, Zoology, University of Oxford
Taal Levi, Associate Professor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University
Michael P. Nelson, Professor, Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, College of Forestry, Oregon State University
Thomas Newsome, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Sydney
Luke Painter, Senior Instructor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University
Jonah Piovia-Scott, Assistant Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Vancouver
Arian Wallach, Charles Darwin University, School of Environment
Aaron Wirsing, Associate Professor, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington
Publications
Browse our list of publications. These publications provide insights into various aspects of trophic cascades from around the world.