Assertion: caterpillar's predator | /r/Causes | severe decline
Facets:
value: in their shared prey
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In nearly all cases, however, the cat cannot be identified as the sole cause for reducing the numbers of island birds, and in some instances, eradication of cats has caused a "mesopredator release" effect; where the suppression of top carnivores creates an abundance of smaller predators that cause a severe decline in their shared prey.