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Human diets drive range expansion of megafauna-dispersed fruit species by Zonneveld, M.J. van, Larranaga, N., Blonder, B., Coradin, Lídio, Hormaza, J.I., Hunter, D.

“…Neotropical fruit species once dispersed by megafauna have regained relevance for diversifying human diets to address malnutrition. …”
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Human dispersal of megafauna fruits: Make better use of ethnobotanical data for more reliable results by Thomas, Evert

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Discordances between morphological systematics and molecular taxonomy in the stem line of equids: A review of the case of taxonomy of genus Equus by Kefena, E., Mekasha, Yoseph, Han, J.L., Rosenbom, S., Haile, Aynalem, Dessie, Tadelle, Beja-Pereira, A.

“…Based on the evidences from molecular data and review of late Pleistocene megafauna extinction in the Americas, we believe that horses were certainly domesticated in the Eurasian Steppe or elsewhere that survived late Pleistocene megafauna's extinction than in the Americas. …”
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Fragmentation in semi-arid and arid landscapes: consequences for human and natural systems by Galvin, K.A., Reid, Robin S., Behnke, R.H., Hobbs, N.T.

“…These ecosystems are also home to several of the planet’s remaining megafauna, as well as other important species. Yet fragmentation across these rangelands has significantly impaired the ability of both people and animals to compensate for temporal heterogeneity in vegetation and water by exploiting its spatial heterogeneity, resulting in limited resource availability. …”
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Novel SNP Discovery in African Buffalo, Syncerus caffer, Using High-Throughput Sequencing by le Roex, Nikki, Noyes, Harry, Brass, Andrew, Bradley, Daniel G., Kemp, Stephen J., Kay, Suzanne, Helden, Paul D. van, Hoal, Eileen G.

“…The African buffalo, Syncerus caffer, is one of the most abundant and ecologically important species of megafauna in the savannah ecosystem. It is an important prey species, as well as a host for a vast array of nematodes, pathogens and infectious diseases, such as bovine tuberculosis and corridor disease. …”
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Determining baselines and trends of Eastern chimpanzees and forest elephants in a Central African protected area after civil strife by Funk, S.M., Nkono, J., Lushimba, A., Fa, J.E., Williams, D.

“…Protected areas are crucial to safeguard Sub-Saharan Africa’s extraordinary and abundant megafauna. In many of these areas, instability has derailed conservation efforts and impeded adequate wildlife monitoring. …”
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Integration of socio-ecological data to prioritize biodiversity hot-spots for Marine Protected Area (MPA) delineation in the coastal zone of Bangladesh by Sarker, Subrata, Hossain, Md. Shahadat, Das, Nabanita, Riya, Shashowti, Smriti, Sagorika, Mokarrom, Hossain, Rahman, Mohammad

“…The study revealed that the Kuakata coast has the highest conservation importance, especially for IUCN red-listed species, juvenile fisheries species, and megafauna species. Salimpur coast is important for the conservation of saltmarshes, mangroves, and their dependent communities, while Sandwip is crucial for juvenile fish species conservation. …”
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Key lessons on the change processes that drive agroecological transitions in Zimbabwe by Voss, Rachel C., Zingwena, Taurai, Chimonyo, Vimbayi G. P.

“…Many regions boast high levels of biodiversity and an abundance of wildlife, including tourist-attracting megafauna that, while revenue-generating, often contribute to human-wildlife conflict and heightened tensions between agro-pastoralists and conservation efforts (Baudron et al., 2022). …”
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Continuous observations of CO2 and CH4 exchange from East-African rangelands by Merbold, Lutz, Odongo, Vincent O., Dowling, T., Fava, F., Glücks, I., Vrieling, A., Wooster, M., Leitner, Sonja

“…Instead, pastoral livestock keeping is a valuable option to use these marginal lands and – under the right management – can be a sustainable form of food production and biodiversity protection given that most of these landscapes have co-evolved with megafauna over millennia. Despite the global role of livestock systems on climate change, there is still limited understanding on the role of SSA rangelands. …”
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Domesticaciones americanas: cuando la recursividad humana con ayuda de algunas plantas hace maravillas contra el peso de la geografía y de la migración original by Debouck, Daniel G.

“…Al entrar en el interior del continente americano, nuestra especie contribuyó –por la caza continua– a la extinción de su megafauna. Una alteración climática hace 12 000-10 000 años (‘Dryas Joven’) obligó a cambiar un patrón de aprovechamiento de recursos naturales, de la cacería a la siembra consciente de las especies de plantas silvestres más buscadas cerca de los asentamientos. …”
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Assessment of wildlife-induced crop damage and farmer coping strategies in Mbire district, Zimbabwe by Dzuda, Blessing, Falconnier, Gatien, Chimonyo, Vimbayi Grace Petrova, Chimimba, Edmore, Chimusimbe, Edwin

“…In Mbire District, crop raiding by megafauna continues to threaten food security, household livelihoods, and the overall resilience of smallholder farming systems. …”
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Status and challenges of black soils by Fontana, Ademir, Labaz, Beata, Monger, Curtis, Morras, Hector, Wang, Lei, Pfeiffer, Marco, Taboada, Miguel Angel, Valle, Susana

“…Apart from being highly productive lands, blac k soils are responsible for multiple ecosystem services such as water retention, maintenance of soil biodiversity from microorganism to megafauna, and soil fertility, and prevention of soil compaction and waterlogging. …”
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