We live amid a global wave of anthropogenically driven biodiversity loss: species and
population extirpations and, critically, declines in local species abundance. Particularly …

Until recently in Earth history, very large herbivores (mammoths, ground sloths, diprotodons,
and many others) occurred in most of the World's terrestrial ecosystems, but the majority …

Reports of positive or neutral effects of grazing on plant species richness have prompted
calls for livestock grazing to be used as a tool for managing land for conservation. Grazing …

Ecological disturbance is fundamental to the dynamics of biological communities, yet a
conceptual framework for understanding the responses of faunal communities to …

Grazing effects on soil properties under different soil and environmental conditions across
the globe are often controversial. Therefore, it is essential to evaluate the overall magnitude …

Fire activity varies substantially at global scales because of the influence of climate, but at
broad spatiotemporal scales, the possible effects of herbivory on fire activity are unknown …

Grazing is one of the most widespread forms of intensive management on Earth and is
linked to reductions in soil health. However, little is known about the relative influence of …

Trophic rewilding aims to promote biodiverse self‐sustaining ecosystems through the
restoration of ecologically important taxa and the trophic interactions and cascades they …

Wild herbivore populations are declining in many African savannas, which is related to
replacement by livestock (mainly cattle) and the loss of megaherbivores. Although some …

Megaherbivores (adult body mass> 1000 kg) are suggested to disproportionately shape
ecosystem and Earth system functioning. We systematically reviewed the empirical basis for …