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This chapter evaluates the use of large grazing herbivores, mainly as a tool for conservation. What have we learnt from the past 25 years of research and how do we proceed from here? As can be noted from the previous chapters, grazing has been applied to meet various management objectives. Have these objectives been met, and if not, what are the probable causes? Was grazing the right tool in the first place?
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Van Wieren, S.E., Bakker, J.P. (1998). Grazing for conservation in the twenty-first century. In: WallisDeVries, M.F., Van Wieren, S.E., Bakker, J.P. (eds) Grazing and Conservation Management. Conservation Biology Series, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4391-2_11
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