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March 05, 2014

Large mammals were the architects in prehistoric ecosystems
Aarhus, Denmark (SPX) Mar 05, 2014
Researchers from Denmark demonstrate in a study that the large grazers and browsers of the past created a mosaic of varied landscapes consisting of closed and semi-closed forests and parkland. The study will be published on Monday 3 March 2014 in the renowned journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America). The biologists behind the new research findings synthesized decades of studies on fossil beetles, focusing on beetles associated with the dung of ... read more

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