... cycling, and/or diversity and abundances of other organisms (Klock andWickman 19 78, Leuschner 1 980 , Schowalter and Sabin 1991, Schowalter et al.1991, Seastedt 1 984 , 1 985 , Seastedt and Crossley 1 984 , ... following predator removal (Carpenter andKitchell 1 987 , 1 988 , Dial and Roughgarden 1995, Marquis and Whelan 1994,Oksanen 1 983 ). Manipulations in multiple-trophic–level systems have shown thata manipulated ... state-of-the-art understanding of population dynamics, can be used to focus futureresearch on key questions, and can contribute to improved efficiency of man-agement or manipulation of important...