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Abrupt warming events drove Late Pleistocene Holarctic megafaunal turnover

Published:2015-08-07 Issue:6248 Volume:349 Page:602-606
ISSN:0036-8075
Container-title:Science
language:en
Short-container-title:Science

Author:

Cooper Alan¹,Turney Chris²,Hughen Konrad A.³,Brook Barry W.⁴⁵,McDonald H. Gregory⁶,Bradshaw Corey J. A.⁴

Affiliation:

1. Australian Centre for Ancient DNA, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Environment Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.

2. Climate Change Research Centre and School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

3. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA.

4. Environment Institute and School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.

5. School of Biological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.

6. Museum Management Program, National Parks Service, Fort Collins, CO 80525, USA.

Abstract

Climate killed off the megafauna The causes of the Pleistocene extinctions of large numbers of megafaunal species in the Northern Hemisphere remain unclear. A range of evidence points to human hunting, climate change, or a combination of both. Using ancient DNA and detailed paleoclimate data, Cooper et al. report a close relationship between Pleistocene megafaunal extinction events and rapid warming events at the start of interstadial periods. Their analysis strengthens the case for climate change as the key driver of megafaunal extinctions, with human impacts playing a secondary role. Science , this issue p. 602

Funder

Australian Research Council Federation

NSF NESCENT

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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