title: Megafauna moves nutrients uphill.
abstract: Large animals have a disproportionate capacity to transport nutrients along gradients and against water flow directions, making them more available to ecosystems and ultimately saving them from disappearing in sea floor sediments. Megafauna extinctions have reduced this capacity dramatically, while humans and their livestock aren’t stepping in to restore this important ecosystem service.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gross
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D017753:Ecosystem; D053476:Extinction, Biological; D005502:Food; D006801:Humans; D012800:Siberia