There is growing interest in aligning the wildlife conservation and restoration agenda with
climate change mitigation goals. However, the presence of large herbivores tends to reduce …

Megafauna (animals≥ 45 kg) have probably shaped the Earth's terrestrial ecosystems for
millions of years with pronounced impacts on biogeochemistry, vegetation, ecological …

Rewilding is a restoration approach that aims to promote self-regulating complex
ecosystems by restoring non-human ecological processes while reducing human control …

Fire activity varies substantially at global scales because of the influence of climate, but at
broad spatiotemporal scales, the possible effects of herbivory on fire activity are unknown …

A major aim of ecology is to upscale attributes of individuals to understand processes at
population, community and ecosystem scales. Such attributes are typically described using …

Large mammalian herbivores (megafauna) have experienced extinctions and declines since
prehistory. Introduced megafauna have partly counteracted these losses yet are thought to …

Megafauna play important roles in the biosphere, yet little is known about how they shape
dryland ecosystems. We report on an overlooked form of ecosystem engineering by donkeys …

The biosphere is changing rapidly due to human endeavour. Because ecological
communities underlie networks of interacting species, changes that directly affect some …

Restoring wild communities of large herbivores is critical for the conservation of biodiverse
ecosystems, but environmental changes in the twenty-first century could drastically affect the …

Addressing intertwined crises of climate change and biodiversity loss is a pressing global
challenge, with trees playing pivotal roles in promoting carbon sequestration and habitat …