R. Keller Kopf

Nov 21, 2024 | science.org | Meryem B. Baghdadi |Chloe Lopez-Lee |Madeline R. Luth |R. Keller Kopf

AbstractEarth’s old animals are in decline. Despite this, emerging research is revealing the vital contributions of older individuals to cultural transmission, population dynamics, and ecosystem processes and services. Often the largest and most experienced, old individuals are most valued by humans and make important contributions to reproduction, information acquisition and cultural transmission, trophic dynamics, and resistance and resilience to natural and anthropogenic disturbance.