Spændende fransk forskning om heste i naturen
Spændende Fransk forskningsprojekt om heste og hvordan de påvirker den natur de er i. Og særligt, at heste der lever som vilde, påvirker vegetationen anderledes.
Managed as wild, horses influence grassland vegetation differently than domestic herds
Highlights
- Plant community responses vary depending on the grazer and on the management.
- Horses induce higher species richness than sheep, wild horse higher evenness and heterogeneity.
- Managing horses ‘as wild’ induces higher values for species richness, evenness and heterogeneity.
- (Re)introducing ‘as wild’ horses promotes biodiversity, thus demonstrating rewilding benefits.
- Further research is needed to better understand the effects of herd management.
