Wood-pasture hypothesis
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wood-pasture-hypothesis-173-15325923
title:
Wood-pasture hypothesis
text:
The wood-pasture hypothesis is a scientific hypothesis positing that open and semi-open pastures and wood-pastures formed the predominant type of landscape in post-glacial temperate Europe, rather than the common belief of primeval forests. The hypothesis proposes that such a landscape would be formed and maintained by large wild herbivores. Although others, including landscape ecologist Oliver Rackham, had previously expressed similar ideas, it was the Dutch researcher Frans Vera, who, in his 2
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Ecological theory
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood-pasture_hypothesis
date created:
2021-02-21T16:25:47Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T12:21:55Z
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