Demographic reconstruction from ancient DNA supports rapid extinction of the great auk
The great auk was once abundant and distributed across the North Atlantic. It is now extinct, having been heavily exploited for its eggs, meat, and feathers. We investigated the impact of human hunting on its demise by integrating genetic data, GPS-based ocean current data, and analyses of populatio...
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ftuwalesbangcris:oai:research.bangor.ac.uk:publications/f3a6ba83-40f4-4d57-9fa4-e35338f050f2 2023-05-15T16:22:54+02:00 Demographic reconstruction from ancient DNA supports rapid extinction of the great auk Thomas, Jessica Carvalho, Gary Haile, James Rawlence, Nicolas J Martin, Michael D. Ho, Simon YW Sigfússon, Arnór Þ Jósefsson, Vigfús A Frederiksen, Morten Linnebjerg, Jannie F Samaniego Castruita, Jose A Niemann, Jonas Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S Sandoval-Velasco, Marcela Soares, André ER Lacy, Robert Barilaro, Christina Best, Juila Brandis, Dirk Cavallo, Chiara Elorza, Mikelo Garrett, Kimball L Groot, Maaike Johansson, Friederike Lifjeld, Jan T Nilson, Goran Serjeanston, Dale Sweet, Paul Fuller, Errol Hufthammer, Anne Karin Meldgaard, Morten Fjeldsa, Jon Shapiro, Beth Hofreiter, Michael Stewart, John R Gilbert, M Thomas P Knapp, Michael 2019-11-26 application/pdf https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutputs/demographic-reconstruction-from-ancient-dna-supports-rapid-extinction-of-the-great-auk(f3a6ba83-40f4-4d57-9fa4-e35338f050f2).html https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47509 https://research.bangor.ac.uk/ws/files/26677757/2019_Demographic_reconstruction_from_Ancient_DNA_supports_rapid_extinction_of_the_great_auk.pdf eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Thomas , J , Carvalho , G , Haile , J , Rawlence , N J , Martin , M D , Ho , S YW , Sigfússon , A Þ , Jósefsson , V A , Frederiksen , M , Linnebjerg , J F , Samaniego Castruita , J A , Niemann , J , Sinding , M-H S , Sandoval-Velasco , M , Soares , A ER , Lacy , R , Barilaro , C , Best , J , Brandis , D , Cavallo , C , Elorza , M , Garrett , K L , Groot , M , Johansson , F , Lifjeld , J T , Nilson , G , Serjeanston , D , Sweet , P , Fuller , E , Hufthammer , A K , Meldgaard , M , Fjeldsa , J , Shapiro , B , Hofreiter , M , Stewart , J R , Gilbert , M T P & Knapp , M 2019 , ' Demographic reconstruction from ancient DNA supports rapid extinction of the great auk ' , Elife , vol. 8 , e47509 . https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47509 article 2019 ftuwalesbangcris https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47509 2021-12-26T12:06:40Z The great auk was once abundant and distributed across the North Atlantic. It is now extinct, having been heavily exploited for its eggs, meat, and feathers. We investigated the impact of human hunting on its demise by integrating genetic data, GPS-based ocean current data, and analyses of population viability. We sequenced complete mitochondrial genomes of 41 individuals from across the species' geographic range and reconstructed population structure and population dynamics throughout the Holocene. Taken together, our data do not provide any evidence that great auks were at risk of extinction prior to the onset of intensive human hunting in the early 16 th century. In addition, our population viability analyses reveal that even if the great auk had not been under threat by environmental change, human hunting alone could have been sufficient to cause its extinction. Our results emphasise the vulnerability of even abundant and widespread species to intense and localised exploitation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Great auk North Atlantic Bangor University: Research Portal eLife 8 |
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The great auk was once abundant and distributed across the North Atlantic. It is now extinct, having been heavily exploited for its eggs, meat, and feathers. We investigated the impact of human hunting on its demise by integrating genetic data, GPS-based ocean current data, and analyses of population viability. We sequenced complete mitochondrial genomes of 41 individuals from across the species' geographic range and reconstructed population structure and population dynamics throughout the Holocene. Taken together, our data do not provide any evidence that great auks were at risk of extinction prior to the onset of intensive human hunting in the early 16 th century. In addition, our population viability analyses reveal that even if the great auk had not been under threat by environmental change, human hunting alone could have been sufficient to cause its extinction. Our results emphasise the vulnerability of even abundant and widespread species to intense and localised exploitation. |
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Thomas, Jessica Carvalho, Gary Haile, James Rawlence, Nicolas J Martin, Michael D. Ho, Simon YW Sigfússon, Arnór Þ Jósefsson, Vigfús A Frederiksen, Morten Linnebjerg, Jannie F Samaniego Castruita, Jose A Niemann, Jonas Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S Sandoval-Velasco, Marcela Soares, André ER Lacy, Robert Barilaro, Christina Best, Juila Brandis, Dirk Cavallo, Chiara Elorza, Mikelo Garrett, Kimball L Groot, Maaike Johansson, Friederike Lifjeld, Jan T Nilson, Goran Serjeanston, Dale Sweet, Paul Fuller, Errol Hufthammer, Anne Karin Meldgaard, Morten Fjeldsa, Jon Shapiro, Beth Hofreiter, Michael Stewart, John R Gilbert, M Thomas P Knapp, Michael |
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Thomas, Jessica Carvalho, Gary Haile, James Rawlence, Nicolas J Martin, Michael D. Ho, Simon YW Sigfússon, Arnór Þ Jósefsson, Vigfús A Frederiksen, Morten Linnebjerg, Jannie F Samaniego Castruita, Jose A Niemann, Jonas Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S Sandoval-Velasco, Marcela Soares, André ER Lacy, Robert Barilaro, Christina Best, Juila Brandis, Dirk Cavallo, Chiara Elorza, Mikelo Garrett, Kimball L Groot, Maaike Johansson, Friederike Lifjeld, Jan T Nilson, Goran Serjeanston, Dale Sweet, Paul Fuller, Errol Hufthammer, Anne Karin Meldgaard, Morten Fjeldsa, Jon Shapiro, Beth Hofreiter, Michael Stewart, John R Gilbert, M Thomas P Knapp, Michael Demographic reconstruction from ancient DNA supports rapid extinction of the great auk |
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Thomas, Jessica Carvalho, Gary Haile, James Rawlence, Nicolas J Martin, Michael D. Ho, Simon YW Sigfússon, Arnór Þ Jósefsson, Vigfús A Frederiksen, Morten Linnebjerg, Jannie F Samaniego Castruita, Jose A Niemann, Jonas Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S Sandoval-Velasco, Marcela Soares, André ER Lacy, Robert Barilaro, Christina Best, Juila Brandis, Dirk Cavallo, Chiara Elorza, Mikelo Garrett, Kimball L Groot, Maaike Johansson, Friederike Lifjeld, Jan T Nilson, Goran Serjeanston, Dale Sweet, Paul Fuller, Errol Hufthammer, Anne Karin Meldgaard, Morten Fjeldsa, Jon Shapiro, Beth Hofreiter, Michael Stewart, John R Gilbert, M Thomas P Knapp, Michael |
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Demographic reconstruction from ancient DNA supports rapid extinction of the great auk |
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Demographic reconstruction from ancient DNA supports rapid extinction of the great auk |
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Demographic reconstruction from ancient DNA supports rapid extinction of the great auk |
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Demographic reconstruction from ancient DNA supports rapid extinction of the great auk |
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Demographic reconstruction from ancient DNA supports rapid extinction of the great auk |
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demographic reconstruction from ancient dna supports rapid extinction of the great auk |
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https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutputs/demographic-reconstruction-from-ancient-dna-supports-rapid-extinction-of-the-great-auk(f3a6ba83-40f4-4d57-9fa4-e35338f050f2).html https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47509 https://research.bangor.ac.uk/ws/files/26677757/2019_Demographic_reconstruction_from_Ancient_DNA_supports_rapid_extinction_of_the_great_auk.pdf |
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Thomas , J , Carvalho , G , Haile , J , Rawlence , N J , Martin , M D , Ho , S YW , Sigfússon , A Þ , Jósefsson , V A , Frederiksen , M , Linnebjerg , J F , Samaniego Castruita , J A , Niemann , J , Sinding , M-H S , Sandoval-Velasco , M , Soares , A ER , Lacy , R , Barilaro , C , Best , J , Brandis , D , Cavallo , C , Elorza , M , Garrett , K L , Groot , M , Johansson , F , Lifjeld , J T , Nilson , G , Serjeanston , D , Sweet , P , Fuller , E , Hufthammer , A K , Meldgaard , M , Fjeldsa , J , Shapiro , B , Hofreiter , M , Stewart , J R , Gilbert , M T P & Knapp , M 2019 , ' Demographic reconstruction from ancient DNA supports rapid extinction of the great auk ' , Elife , vol. 8 , e47509 . https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47509 |
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