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SUBMITTER: Garrido P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7708577 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Garrido Pablo P Edenius Lars L Mikusiński Grzegorz G Skarin Anna A Jansson Anna A Thulin Carl-Gustaf CG
Ambio 20200309 1
Large herbivores play key roles in terrestrial ecosystems. Continuous defaunation processes have produced cascade effects on plant community composition, vegetation structure, and even climate. Wood-pastures were created by traditional management practices that have maintained open structures and biodiversity for millennia. In Europe, despite the broad recognition of their biological importance, such landscapes are declining due to land-use changes. This calls for finding urgent solutions for wo ...[more]