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Importance of elephants for dung beetle biodiversity and ecosystem functions (opens in new tab)

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Losing elephants could cause millions of insects to disappear

Elephant declines could trigger wider ecosystem losses in African savannas, 15-year test shows

University of Florida News·

Study finds elephant loss sets off ecosystem chain reaction starting with dung beetles

Princeton University News·

Princeton scientists identify first experimental evidence of a 'co-extinction' connection: Without elephants, dung beetles disappear

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Voor de mestkevers van de Afrikaanse savanne is de olifant een goudmijn