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Rewilding is the process of allowing ecosystems to return to a more natural state specifically with the native plants, animals, microorganisms etc.  
Rewilding is the process of allowing ecosystems to return to a more natural state specifically with their original native plants, animals, microorganisms etc.  


= Grasslands =
= Grasslands =

Revision as of 20:03, 23 May 2023

Rewilding is the process of allowing ecosystems to return to a more natural state specifically with their original native plants, animals, microorganisms etc.

Grasslands

Forests

Wolves and Beavers

Bison

Letting Bison return to the grasslands of the Great Plains has been shown to be a highly effective way to restore depleted and devastated lands. A nearly three decade study[1] was conducted at the ‘Konza Prairie Biological’ (KPBS) in Central Kansas comparing vegetation among sites with Bison, Cattle, and a control group with neither animals present. The results indicate a substantial 86% to 103% increase of native plants species richness and cattle had modest increases around 30% to 41% increase. Sites with Bison were also more resilient to extreme drought, increasing species richness post-drought whereas Cattle sites resulted in no net change at the end of the study.



Western Rewilding Network

https://www.colorado.edu/today/2022/08/09/scientists-call-western-rewilding-network-support-wolf-beaver-populations-improve


Sources

  1. ↑ https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2210433119
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