Guiding principles for rewilding

S Carver, I Convery, S Hawkins, R Beyers… - Conservation …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
There has been much recent interest in the concept of rewilding as a tool for nature
conservation, but also confusion over the idea, which has limited its utility. We developed a …

Ecological restoration and rewilding: two approaches with complementary goals?

C Mutillod, É Buisson, G Mahy, R Jaunatre… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
As we enter the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030) and address the urgent
need to protect and restore ecosystems and their ecological functions at large scales …

Trophic rewilding as a restoration approach under emerging novel biosphere conditions

JC Svenning, R Buitenwerf, E Le Roux - Current Biology, 2024 - cell.com
Rewilding is a restoration approach that aims to promote self-regulating complex
ecosystems by restoring non-human ecological processes while reducing human control …

Elephant rewilding affects landscape openness and fauna habitat across a 92‐year period

CE Gordon, M Greve, M Henley, A Bedetti… - Ecological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Trophic rewilding aims to promote biodiverse self‐sustaining ecosystems through the
restoration of ecologically important taxa and the trophic interactions and cascades they …

Contrasting seasonal patterns in diet and dung‐associated invertebrates of feral cattle and horses in a rewilding area

EE Thomassen, EE Sigsgaard, MR Jensen… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Trophic rewilding is increasingly applied in restoration efforts, with the aim of reintroducing
the ecological functions provided by large‐bodied mammals and thereby promote self …

The policy consequences of defining rewilding

H Schulte to Bühne, N Pettorelli, M Hoffmann - Ambio, 2022 - Springer
More than 30 years after it was first proposed as a biodiversity conservation strategy,
rewilding remains a controversial concept. There is currently little agreement about what the …

Megafauna extinctions have reduced biotic connectivity worldwide

E Berti, JC Svenning - Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Connectivity among ecosystems is necessary to sustain ecological processes that
promote biodiversity, community stability and ecosystem resilience, such as organism and …

Grazing by semi‐feral cattle and horses supports plant species richness and uniqueness in grasslands

C Bonavent, K Olsen, R Ejrnæs… - Applied Vegetation …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Question How does naturalistic grazing (trophic rewilding with large herbivores), in contrast
to mowing and free succession (no grazing), affect plant community composition and …

Restore or rewild? Implementing complementary approaches to bend the curve on biodiversity loss

N Pettorelli, JM Bullock - Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Restoration and rewilding are both relevant conservation approaches to addressing the
current nature, health and climate crises. Here, we discuss the benefits of integrating …

Effects of experimental rewilding on butterflies, bumblebees and grasshoppers

P Garrido, V Naumov, L Söderquist, A Jansson… - Journal of Insect …, 2022 - Springer
Grassland ecosystems are species-rich habitats that are rapidly declining globally posing
serious concerns for biodiversity conservation. This situation is particularly relevant in …