Large-bodied mammalian herbivores dominated Earth’s terrestrial ecosystems for several million years before undergoing substantial extinctions and declines during the Late Pleistocene (LP) due to prehistoric human impacts. The decline of large herbivores led to widespread ecological changes due to the loss of their ecological functions, as driven by their unique...

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引入食草动物可恢复晚更新世的生态功能[生态学]

大型食草动物在地球上的生态系统中占据了数百万年的历史，之后由于人类史前的影响而在晚更新世（LP）期间大幅度灭绝和衰退。大型草食动物的衰落由于其独特的生态系统功能丧失而导致了广泛的生态变化。