Loss of top animal predators has massive ecological effects
Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 14:30
in Biology & Nature
A new study concludes that the decline of large predators and herbivores in all regions of the world is causing substantial changes to Earth's terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems. The paper claims that the loss of apex consumers from ecosystems "may be humankind's most pervasive influence on nature."