The aftermath of megafaunal extinction: Ecosystem transformation in Pleistocene Australia
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Rule, Susan; Brook, Barry W; Turney, C S M; Kershaw, Arnold Peter; Johnson, Christopher N.; Haberle, Simon
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Giant vertebrates dominated many Pleistocene ecosystems. Many were herbivores, and their sudden extinction in prehistory could have had large ecological impacts. We used a high-resolution 130,000-year environmental record to help resolve the cause and reconstruct the ecological consequences of extinction of Australia's megafauna. Our results suggest that human arrival rather than climate caused megafaunal extinction, which then triggered replacement of mixed rainforest by sclerophyll vegetation...[Show more]
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Date published: | 2012 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/63048 |
Source: | Science |
DOI: | 10.1126/science.1214261 |
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