Extinction of giant mammals altered landscape

Reported by msnbc.com on Thursday, 19 November 2009 (on November 19, 2009)

Researchers found that once emptied of a diversity of large animals equaling or surpassing that of Africa's Serengeti, the landscape completely changed.

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