As human activity pushes ecosystems the world over further into crisis, conservationists are working round the clock to develop novel, science-based strategies to restore ecological resilience and combat biodiversity loss. One such strategy that has demonstrated consistent success and captivated scientists, practitioners and interdisciplinary audiences alike is trophic rewilding – an innovative approach involving the re-introduction of lost species to restore trophic dynamics and cascades in food webs.
In this paper, the True Nature Foundation examines how large-herbivore guilds impact vegetation development, seed dispersal, wild fire dynamics and nitrogen and phosphorus cycles.
Watch the corresponding session that took place at the GLF Biodiversity Digital Conference: One World – One Health here: Rewilding as a biodiversity engine.
