Rewilding and Trophic Cascade Evidence: Systematic Review of Measured Ecosystem Responses

Authors

  • Dan-Erik Ekenberg Centre for Conservation Science, Dalsland Institute of Biological Sciences, Amal, Sweden Author
  • Iuliana Horvath-Mun Department of Ecology, Danube Delta Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Tulcea, Romania Author
  • Loizos-M Demosthenous Department of Ecology, Pentadaktylos Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Lefkara, Cyprus Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22668114

Keywords:

Rewilding and Trophic Cascade Evidence; Biological sciences; Evidence synthesis; Reproducibility; Research methodology

Abstract

There is real interest in rewilding and trophic cascade evidence right now, and real uncertainty about exactly where it delivers the
most value. We pull together the current evidence for rewilding and trophic cascade evidence, covering the methodological,
practical, regulatory and cost angles, with an eye on where practice has genuinely settled and where researchers and reviewers
are still largely working it out for themselves. Selective, context-specific adoption looks better supported by the evidence gathered
here than either broad rollout or blanket avoidance

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