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Human-induced ecological cascades: Extinction, restoration, and rewilding in the Galápagos highlands

Oceanic islands support unique biotas but often lack ecological redundancy, so that the removal of a species can have a large effect on the ecosystem. The larger islands of the Galápagos Archipelago once had one or two species of giant tortoise that were the dominant herbivore. Using paleoecological...

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Autores principales: Bush, Mark B., Conrad, Shelby, Restrepo, Alejandra, Thompson, Diane M., Lofverstrom, Marcus, Conroy, Jessica L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Academy of Sciences 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9214511/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35666867
http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2203752119