Author comment: Marine conservation palaeobiology: What does the late Quaternary fossil record tell us about modern-day extinctions and biodiversity threats? — R1/PR6 DOI Creative Commons
Michał Kowalewski

Опубликована: Авг. 16, 2023

Near-time conservation palaeobiology uses palaeontological, archaeological and other geohistorical records to study the late Quaternary transition of biosphere from its pristine past present-day, human-altered state. Given scarcity data on recent extinctions in oceans, are critical for documenting human-driven extinction threats marine realm. The historical perspective can provide two key insights. First, archive state pre-industrial oceans at local, regional global scales, thus enabling detection extirpations as well shifts species distribution, abundance, body size ecosystem function. Second, we untangle contributions natural anthropogenic processes by centennial-to-millennial changes composition diversity ecosystems before after onset major human impacts. This long-term identifies recently emerging patterns that unprecedented, allowing us better assess biodiversity. Although global-scale not documented brackish invertebrates, studies point numerous extirpations, declines functions, increases range fragmentation dwindling abundance previously widespread species, indicating accumulating a debt.

Язык: Английский

Author comment: Marine conservation palaeobiology: What does the late Quaternary fossil record tell us about modern-day extinctions and biodiversity threats? — R1/PR6 DOI Creative Commons
Michał Kowalewski

Опубликована: Авг. 16, 2023

Near-time conservation palaeobiology uses palaeontological, archaeological and other geohistorical records to study the late Quaternary transition of biosphere from its pristine past present-day, human-altered state. Given scarcity data on recent extinctions in oceans, are critical for documenting human-driven extinction threats marine realm. The historical perspective can provide two key insights. First, archive state pre-industrial oceans at local, regional global scales, thus enabling detection extirpations as well shifts species distribution, abundance, body size ecosystem function. Second, we untangle contributions natural anthropogenic processes by centennial-to-millennial changes composition diversity ecosystems before after onset major human impacts. This long-term identifies recently emerging patterns that unprecedented, allowing us better assess biodiversity. Although global-scale not documented brackish invertebrates, studies point numerous extirpations, declines functions, increases range fragmentation dwindling abundance previously widespread species, indicating accumulating a debt.

Язык: Английский

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