Reintroductions backfire by destabilising food webs and triggering further extinction cascades
Thomas F. Johnson, Alain Danet, Toby Haefling, Andrew P. Beckerman
This study shows reintroductions can destabilize food webs and trigger extinction cascades, often undetected because success is measured only by reintroduced species survival.
bioRxiv · Aug 28, 2025 · PreprintEcology