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Mammoths to save the world?

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Mammoths to save the world?
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RE: Mammoths to save the world?
April 2, 2017 at 9:27 am
(April 2, 2017 at 9:05 am)chimp3 Wrote: I understand the effect of large herbivores on grassland vs. forest, but what do they have to do with temperature? Elephants do not cool the Serengeti.

Apparently grass is better at insulating the ground and keeping it frozen during the summer months than trees. This guy has confirmed this through observations of ground temperatures. The elephants help turn forests into grasslands.
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Mammoths to save the world?

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Mammoths to save the world? - by Fake Messiah - April 2, 2017 at 3:19 am
RE: Mammoths to save the world? - by downbeatplumb - April 2, 2017 at 5:19 am
RE: Mammoths to save the world? - by Gawdzilla Sama - April 2, 2017 at 7:30 am
RE: Mammoths to save the world? - by chimp3 - April 2, 2017 at 9:05 am
RE: Mammoths to save the world? - by popeyespappy - April 2, 2017 at 9:27 am
RE: Mammoths to save the world? - by chimp3 - April 2, 2017 at 9:54 am
RE: Mammoths to save the world? - by popeyespappy - April 2, 2017 at 10:38 am
RE: Mammoths to save the world? - by Anomalocaris - April 2, 2017 at 9:07 am
RE: Mammoths to save the world? - by chimp3 - April 2, 2017 at 10:54 am
RE: Mammoths to save the world? - by brewer - April 2, 2017 at 11:13 am
RE: Mammoths to save the world? - by Jackalope - April 2, 2017 at 12:39 pm
RE: Mammoths to save the world? - by Minimalist - April 2, 2017 at 11:54 am
RE: Mammoths to save the world? - by Amarok - April 2, 2017 at 2:48 pm

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