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Elephant declines could trigger wider ecosystem losses in African savannas, 15-year test shows

  • May 29, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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Elephant declines could trigger wider ecosystem losses in African savannas, 15-year test shows
For decades, ecologists have theorized that the extinction of one important species could set off a chain reaction of losses throughout an ecosystem. Now, new research offers some of the clearest real-world evidence that this idea of coextinction is not just theoretical.

Originally published at Phys.org

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