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T1 Island extinctions: processes, patterns, and potential for ecosystem restoration
A1 Rando Reyes, Juan Carlos
A1 Wood, Jamie R.
A1 Alcover, Josep A.
A1 Blackburn, Tim M.
A1 Bover, Pere
A1 Duncan, Richard P.
A1 Hume, Julian P.
A1 Louys, Julien
A1 Meijer, Hanneke J.M.
A1 Wilmshurst, Janet M.
A2 Biología Animal y Edafología y Geología
A2 Evoluciónecología y conservación de vertebrados en Macaronesia (VerMac)
K1 human settlement
K1 introduced species
K1 predation
K1 habitat loss
K1 hunting
K1 palaeoecology
K1 archaeology
K1 prehistory
K1 ecological restoration
K1 conservation biology
AB Extinctions have altered island ecosystems throughout the late Quaternary. Here, we review the main historic drivers of extinctions on islands, patterns in extinction chronologies between islands, and the potential for restoring ecosystemsthroughreintroducingextirpated species. While some extinctions have been caused by climatic and environmental change, most have been caused by anthropogenic impacts. We propose a general model to describe patterns in these anthropogenic island extinctions. Hunting, habitat loss and the introduction of invasive predators accompanied prehistoric settlement and caused declines of endemicislandspecies.Latersettlementby European colonists brought further land development, a different suite of predators and new drivers, leading to more extinctions. Extinctions alter ecological networks, causing ripple effects for islands through the loss of ecosystem processes, functions and interactions between species. Reintroduction of extirpated species can help restore ecosystem function and processes, and can be guided by palaeoecology. However, reintroductionprojectsmustalsoconsiderthecultural, social and economic needs of humans now inhabiting the islands and ensure resilience against future environmental and climate change.
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RD 09-jul-2024