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Ongoing unraveling of a continental fauna: Decline and extinction of Australian mammals since European settlement

2015; National Academy of Sciences; Volume: 112; Issue: 15 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1073/pnas.1417301112

1091-6490

John C. Z. Woinarski, Andrew A. Burbidge, Peter Harrison,

Human-Animal Interaction Studies

Significance The island continent of Australia harbors much of the world’s most distinctive biodiversity, but this review describes an extent of recent and ongoing loss of its mammal fauna that is exceptionally high and appreciably greater than previously recognized. The causes of loss are dissimilar to those responsible for most biodiversity decline elsewhere in the world.