The absence of elephants and rhinoceroses reduces biodiversity in tropical forests
Friday, May 11, 2012 - 09:30
in Biology & Nature
The progressive disappearance of seed-dispersing animals like elephants and rhinoceroses puts the structural integrity and biodiversity of the tropical forest of South-East Asia at risk. With the help of Spanish researchers, an international team of experts has confirmed that not even herbivores like tapirs can replace them.