Local extinctions of insular avifauna on the most remote inhabited island in the world

• Published in: Journal of Ornithology
• Main Authors: Bond, AL, Carlson, CJ, Burgio, KR
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Springer 2019
• Subjects: Diomedeidae; Historical ecology; Rallidae; Thraupidae; Tristan da Cunha; Finch; Main Island; Tristan; Rattus rattus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10141/622447; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-018-1590-8

Published OA The overwhelming majority of avian extinctions have occurred on islands, where introduced predators, habitat loss, disease, and human persecution have resulted in the loss of over 160 species in the last 500 years. Understanding the timing and causes of these historical extinctions can...