Towards a cohesive, holistic view of top predation: a definition, synthesis and perspective

F. Sergio ([email protected]) and F. Hiraldo, Estación Biológica de Doñana CSIC, ES-41092 Seville, Spain. – O. J. Schmitz, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale Univ., New Haven, CT 06511, USA. – C. J. Krebs, Dept of Zoology, Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada. – R. D. Holt, Dept of Biology, Univ. of Florida, 111Bartram Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611-8525, USA. – M. R. Heithaus, Dept of Biological Sciences, Marine Sciences Program, Florida International Univ., 3000 NE 151st St, North Miami, FL 33181, USA. – A. J. Wirsing, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, Box 352100, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. – W. J. Ripple, Dept of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR 97331, USA. – E. Ritchie, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin Univ., 3121, Australia. – D. Ainley, H.T. Harvey and Associates, Los Gatos, CA 95032, USA. – D. Oro, Dept of Population Ecology, Inst. for Mediterranean Studies (IMEDEA), CSIC-UIB, ES-07190 Esporles, Spain. – Y. Jhala, Wildlife Inst. of India, Chandrabani, Post Box 18, Uttarakhand 248001, India. – E. Korpimäki, Dept of Biology, Univ. of Turku, FI-20014 Turku, Finland.