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Joel Kontinen
Death plays a. great role in the evolution of animals.
Without it, many animals would not be here in this world. Now ecologists have reported to overpopulation in the Netherlands
in the area east of Amsterdam.
It is called the Dutch Serengeti because of the profusion of large herbivores that graze there. But without predators, the animals tend to be kills off.
Source:
Spinney Laura, 2022. The surprising role death plays in the stability of ecosystems, New Scientist, 18 October.
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