Animals will 'downsize' over the next century, new study says. Here's why. - NBCNewsMACH
. But since big mammals often"engineer" their habitats in important ways — think of elephants uprooting trees to create open areas and condors scavenging carcasses that might otherwise spread disease to other species — their loss might put other animal species in jeopardy.
William Ripple, a professor of ecology at Oregon State University in Corvallis who was not involved in the new research, echoed Cooke's concerns about the loss of large animals."It's important for us not just to think about the extinctions by themselves, but we should start thinking about the niches that these species have and their interactions with other species," he said.
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