A human role in Andean megafaunal extinction?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.12.005
Abstract: A new fossil pollen, Sporormiella, and sediment chemistry record from Lake Llaviucu, Ecuador, spanning the period from 16,280–9000 years Before Present, provides a high-resolution record of paleoecological change in the high Andes. The deglacial transition… read more here.
Keywords: role andean; chemistry; andean megafaunal; extinction ... See more keywords
Spatially Explicit Analysis Sheds New Light on the Pleistocene Megafaunal Extinction in North America
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DOI: 10.1017/pab.2017.15
Abstract: Abstract. The late Pleistocene megafaunal extinctions may have been the first extinctions directly related to human activity, but in North America the close temporal proximity of human arrival and the Younger Dryas climate event has… read more here.
Keywords: spatially explicit; extinction; pleistocene megafaunal; megafaunal extinction ... See more keywords
Reorganization of surviving mammal communities after the end-Pleistocene megafaunal extinction
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DOI: 10.1126/science.aaw1605
Abstract: Extinction leads to restructuring By most accounts, human activities are resulting in Earth's sixth major extinction event, and large-bodied mammals are among those at greatest risk. Loss of such vital ecosystem components can have substantial… read more here.
Keywords: community; extinction; pleistocene megafaunal; megafaunal extinction ... See more keywords