Flightless ducks, giant mice and pygmy mammoths
Late Quaternary extinctions on California's Channel Islands
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3918694 |
|---|---|
| Authors | T C Rick (0000-0002-8254-5885, Smithsonian Institution), Courtney A Hofman (0000-0002-6808-3370, University of Maryland, College Park), T J Braje (0000-0002-3138-1665, San Diego State University), Jesús E Maldonado (0000-0002-4282-1072, National Museum of Natural History), T Scott Sillett (0000-0002-7486-0076, National Zoological Park), Kevin Danchisko (University of Notre Dame), Jon M Erlandson, Jon Erlandson (0000-0002-4705-4319, University of Oregon) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-20 |
| Publication date | 2012-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00438243.2012.646101 |
| OpenAlex | W1965516684 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 42 |
Explanations for the extinction of Late Quaternary megafauna are heavily debated, ranging from human overkill to climate change, disease and extraterrestrial impacts. Synthesis and analysis of Late Quaternary animal extinctions on California's Channel Islands suggest that, despite supporting Native American populations for some 13,000 years, few mammal, bird or other species are known to have gone extinct during the prehistoric human era, and most of these coexisted with humans for several millennia. Our analysis provides insight into the nature and variability of Quaternary extinctions on islands and a broader context for understanding ancient extinctions in North America. Keywords: Megafaunaisland ecologyhuman-environmental interactionsoverkillclimate change Acknowledgements Our research on the Channel Islands has been funded by the National Science Foundation (Erlandson and Rick, EAR 0746314 and BCS 0917677), National Park Service and our home institutions. This research grew out of discussions of the Channel Islands Bio-Cultural Diversity Working Group funded by the Smithsonian Institution's Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet and Valuing World Cultures Consortia. We thank Don Grayson, Metin Eren and four anonymous reviewers for important comments on an earlier version of this manuscript
Archaeology · Biodiversity · Biology · Context (archaeology · Extinction (optical mineralogy · Geography · Mammal · Megafauna · National park · Pleistocene · Prehistory · Quaternary · Ecology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Paleontology · Species Distribution and Climate Change · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0,71 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2024 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |