What caused extinction of the Pleistocene megafauna of Sahul?

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dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Christopher N.
dc.contributor.authorAlroy, John
dc.contributor.authorBeeton, Nicholas J.
dc.contributor.authorBird, Michael I.
dc.contributor.authorBrook, Barry
dc.contributor.authorCooper, Alan
dc.contributor.authorGillespie, Richard
dc.contributor.authorHerrando-Perez, S.
dc.contributor.authorJacobs, Zenobia
dc.contributor.authorMiller, Gifford Hubbs
dc.contributor.authorPrideaux, Gavin
dc.contributor.authorRoberts, Richard
dc.contributor.authorRodrıguez-Rey, M.
dc.contributor.authorSaltre, F.
dc.contributor.authorTurney, Chris S M
dc.contributor.authorBradshaw, Corey J A
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-14T23:19:25Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.updated2016-06-14T08:39:35Z
dc.description.abstractDuring the Pleistocene, Australia and New Guinea supported a rich assemblage of large vertebrates. Why these animals disappeared has been debated for more than a century and remains controversial. Previous synthetic reviews of this problem have typically focused heavily on particular types of evidence, such as the dating of extinction and human arrival, and have frequently ignored uncertainties and biases that can lead to misinterpretation of this evidence. Here, we review diverse evidence bearing on this issue and conclude that, although many knowledge gaps remain, multiple independent lines of evidence point to direct human impact as the most likely cause of extinction.
dc.identifier.issn0962-8452
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/102885
dc.publisherRoyal Society of London
dc.sourceProceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences
dc.titleWhat caused extinction of the Pleistocene megafauna of Sahul?
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.issue1824
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage8
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage1
local.contributor.affiliationJohnson, Christopher N., University of Tasmania
local.contributor.affiliationAlroy, John, Macquarie University,
local.contributor.affiliationBeeton, Nicholas J., University of Tasmania
local.contributor.affiliationBird, Michael I., James Cook University
local.contributor.affiliationBrook, Barry, University of Tasmania
local.contributor.affiliationCooper, Alan, University of Adelaide
local.contributor.affiliationGillespie, Richard, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationHerrando-Perez, S., The University of Adelaide
local.contributor.affiliationJacobs, Zenobia, University of Wollongong
local.contributor.affiliationMiller, Gifford Hubbs, University of Colorado
local.contributor.affiliationPrideaux, Gavin, Flinders University
local.contributor.affiliationRoberts, Richard, University of Wollongong
local.contributor.affiliationRodrıguez-Rey, M., The University of Adelaide
local.contributor.affiliationSaltre, F., The University of Adelaide
local.contributor.affiliationTurney, Chris S M, University of New South Wales
local.contributor.affiliationBradshaw, Corey J A , University of Adelaide
local.contributor.authoremailu4032785@anu.edu.au
local.contributor.authoruidGillespie, Richard, u4032785
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.absfor210100 - ARCHAEOLOGY
local.identifier.ariespublicationU3488905xPUB11583
local.identifier.citationvolume283
local.identifier.doi10.1098/rspb.2015.2399
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-84958763522
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByU3488905
local.type.statusPublished Version

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