A meta-analysis of research on megaherbivore effects on ecosystems shows that large wild mammals influence heterogeneity in plant, soil and animal community responses.
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Monk, J. Diverse impacts of large herbivores. Nat Ecol Evol 8, 602–603 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02317-0
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