David Penfold :verified: on Nostr: “This study shows that sheep grazing is a key limiting factor of natural ...
“This study shows that sheep grazing is a key limiting factor of natural colonisation in the UK uplands” - but that upland cattle grazing appears not to prevent natural regen
Apparently deer tend to move in when sheep move out though, limiting colonisation.
Given natural predators no longer exist, a potential proxy could be livestock guardian dogs in the uplands, changing deer grazing habits similarly to Yellowstone.
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2688-8319.12338
Apparently deer tend to move in when sheep move out though, limiting colonisation.
Given natural predators no longer exist, a potential proxy could be livestock guardian dogs in the uplands, changing deer grazing habits similarly to Yellowstone.
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2688-8319.12338