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Behind the paper

Thayara S. Carrasco | What do fossils teach us about conservation and ecological restoration?

In this ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post author Thayara S. Carrasco – a a postdoc at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, explores the paper “Long-term changes in functional diversity and its implications for mammalian conservation and ecological restoration in a grassland ecosystem”, published in Functional Ecology. Thayara discusses the ecological characteristics and functions of species across different time periods in the Brazilian Pampa, the challenges of working … Continue reading Thayara S. Carrasco | What do fossils teach us about conservation and ecological restoration?

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Behind the paper

 Jonas Trepel | Keeping the grasses in check: Wild large herbivores promote plant diversity by reducing dominance 

In this behind the Paper blog post, author Jonas Trepel – a postdoctoral researcher at Aarhus University – delves into the world of ecosystems engineers and discusses his paper “Wild large herbivores promote plant diversity and functional redundancy by reducing dominance“, which was recently published in Functional Ecology. Jonas shares the role of large herbivores as key ecological players, the thorny side of fieldwork, and the … Continue reading  Jonas Trepel | Keeping the grasses in check: Wild large herbivores promote plant diversity by reducing dominance 

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