(Posted 01st June 2026)
Courtesy of African Elephant News
| Kathryn Pizzurro, Phys.Org (Britain) May 29, 2026 |
| 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. The study found that African elephants function as a keystone species for dung beetles across Kenya’s savannas. When elephants were removed from experimental landscapes, dung beetle populations collapsed, along with the critical ecological functions those insects provide. |
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