Trophic rewilding can expand natural climate solutions
Natural climate solutions are being advanced to arrest climate warming by protecting and
enhancing carbon capture and storage in plants, soils and sediments in ecosystems. These …
enhancing carbon capture and storage in plants, soils and sediments in ecosystems. These …
The restructuring of ecological networks by the Pleistocene extinction
MM Pires - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Most terrestrial large mammals went extinct on different continents at the end of the
Pleistocene, between 50,000 and 10,000 years ago. Besides the loss in species diversity …
Pleistocene, between 50,000 and 10,000 years ago. Besides the loss in species diversity …
Worldwide Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene population declines in extant megafauna are associated with Homo sapiens expansion rather than climate change
The worldwide extinction of megafauna during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene is
evident from the fossil record, with dominant theories suggesting a climate, human or …
evident from the fossil record, with dominant theories suggesting a climate, human or …
Megaherbivores provide biotic resistance against alien plant dominance
While human-driven biological invasions are rapidly spreading, finding scalable and
effective control methods poses an unresolved challenge. Here, we assess whether …
effective control methods poses an unresolved challenge. Here, we assess whether …
[HTML][HTML] Towards an integrated approach for land spatial ecological restoration zoning based on ecosystem health assessment
T Lv, C Zeng, C Lin, W Liu, Y Cheng, Y Li - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
Mitigating ecosystem degradation has been a worldwide strategy, and China has been
implementing land spatial ecological restoration for an all-around ecological preservation in …
implementing land spatial ecological restoration for an all-around ecological preservation in …
An exploration of biodiversity limits to grazing ruminant milk and meat production
The production and consumption of animal-source foods must be transformed to mitigate
negative environmental outcomes, including greenhouse gas emissions and land-use …
negative environmental outcomes, including greenhouse gas emissions and land-use …
[HTML][HTML] Megafauna extinctions in the late-Quaternary are linked to human range expansion, not climate change
The Earth has lost approximately half of its large mammal species (≥ 45 kg, one-third of
species≥ 9 kg) over the past 120,000 years, resulting in depauperate megafauna …
species≥ 9 kg) over the past 120,000 years, resulting in depauperate megafauna …
Re-framing deer herbivory as a natural disturbance regime with ecological and socioeconomic outcomes in the eastern United States
BB Hanberry, EK Faison - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural disturbances are critical ecosystem processes, with both ecological and
socioeconomic benefits and disadvantages. Large herbivores are natural disturbances that …
socioeconomic benefits and disadvantages. Large herbivores are natural disturbances that …
Late‐Quaternary megafauna extinctions have strongly reduced mammalian vegetation consumption
RØ Pedersen, S Faurby… - Global Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim How much stronger would the effects of herbivorous mammals be in natural ecosystems
if human‐linked extinctions and extirpations had not occurred? Many mammal species have …
if human‐linked extinctions and extirpations had not occurred? Many mammal species have …
Challenges for the balanced attribution of livestock's environmental impacts: the art of conveying simple messages around complex realities
Implications Meat production is often listed among the largest contributors to climate change,
and is usually associated with biodiversity damage, feed-food competition, and water …
and is usually associated with biodiversity damage, feed-food competition, and water …