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= Wolves =  
= Wolves and Beavers =  






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= 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<Ref>https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2210433119</Ref> 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.
 




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https://www.colorado.edu/today/2022/08/09/scientists-call-western-rewilding-network-support-wolf-beaver-populations-improve
https://www.colorado.edu/today/2022/08/09/scientists-call-western-rewilding-network-support-wolf-beaver-populations-improve
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Revision as of 19:57, 23 May 2023


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


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