A Geographic Assessment of the Global Scope for Rewilding with Wild-Living Horses (Equus ferus).

Megafaunas worldwide have been decimated during the late Quaternary. Many extirpated species were keystone species, and their loss likely has had large effects on ecosystems. Therefore, it is increasingly considered how megafaunas can be restored. The horse (Equus ferus) is highly relevant in this c...

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Main Authors: Pernille Johansen Naundrup, Jens-Christian Svenning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4503665?pdf=render