Can “Pleistocene Park” Limit the Carbon Impact of Thawing Permafrost?
27.05.2005 - Other
Russian researchers are about to establish a real "Pleistocene Park" in Siberia.
By restoring a habitat lost 10,000 years ago, the scientists are looking to investigate whether introduction of surviving large herbivores (reindeer, moose, Yakutian horses and recently reintroduced musk-oxen) could possibly encourage growth in grasslands which would reduce the release of carbon following thawing of the permafrost due to climate change.
Find out more about Pleistocene Park in the May 6 issue of Science where the proposal is canvassed.
