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Prehistoric Extinctions of Pacific Island Birds: Biodiversity Meets Zooarchaeology

Steadman, David W.·1995·Science
DOI 10.1126/science.267.5201.1123
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On tropical Pacific islands, a human-caused "biodiversity crisis" began thousands of years ago and has nearly run its course. Bones identified from archaeological sites show that most species of land birds and populations of seabirds on those islands were exterminated by prehistoric human activities. The loss of birdlife in the tropical Pacific may exceed 2000 species (a majority of which were species of flightless rails) and thus represents a 20 percent worldwide reduction in the number of species of birds. The current global extinction crisis therefore has historic precedent.

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Authors
Steadman, D. W.
Venue
Science
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Published
1995-02-24
Volume
267
Issue
5201
Pages
1123-1131
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
DOI
10.1126/science.267.5201.1123
OpenAlex
W2086629565
Cited by
819
References
2
FWCI
150.57
Type
journal article
Language
en
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