Megafauna and Sustainability (MegaSus)
Welcome to the website of the Megafauna and Sustainability (MegaSus) unit, led by Assoc. Professor Joris Cromsigt, of the Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental studies, SLU, Umeå.
In this unit, we are passionate to learn more about the community ecology and (socio-) ecological impacts of megafauna. Megafauna, to us, are terrestrial warm-blooded hairy creatures, aka large mammals. MegaSus' ultimate vision is to perform fun basic science that contributes towards achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. We study megafauna from multiple perspectives, including community ecology, trophic interactions, behavioral ecology, and earth system functioning. We focus on African and European systems.
News
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Researchers identify strong biases in our understanding of how megaherbivores affect earth system functioning
The earth's megaherbivores, large plant-eating mammals weighing at least a ton as an adult, are...
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Animals are the key to combating climate change sustainably
Lemurs, bats, and birds. They could be the solution to the creation of sustainable forest...
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Postdoc Opportunity - ‘Climate change mitigation and adaptation benefits of wilder rangelands’
The Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies (VFM) and the Centre for African...
Published: 25 May 2020 - Page editor: susanna.bergstrom@slu.se
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