References / paperGlobal late Quaternary megafauna extinctions linked to humans, not climate change
Sandom, C.; Faurby, S.; Sandel, B.; Svenning, J.-C.
Year2014
Source roleprimary-study
DOI / ID10.1098/rspb.2013.3254
Fitness and scope
taxonomy · range · ecology · event-mechanism
Claim ledger
event-mechanism · mediumGlobally, late Quaternary megafaunal extinction severity tracks human expansion more strongly than climate; climatic effects in the cited comparison are weaker and regionally concentrated, especially in Eurasia.
claim:event:quaternary-megafauna-extinction