title: Ecology: Dynamics of Indirect Extinction.
abstract: The experimental identification of the mechanism by which extinctions of predators trigger further predator extinctions emphasizes the role of indirect effects between species in disturbed ecosystems. It also has deep consequences for the hidden magnitude of the current biodiversity crisis.
authors.affiliation: Ecological Networks and Global Change group, CNRS Experimental Ecology Station at Moulis, 2 route du CNRS, 09200, Moulis, France. Electronic address: josemaria.montoyateran@ecoex-moulis.cnrs.fr.
authors.forename: Jose M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Montoya
mesh_terms: D044822:Biodiversity; D004463:Ecology; D017753:Ecosystem; D053476:Extinction, Biological; D020387:Food Chain; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011235:Predatory Behavior