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Past volcanic activity predisposes an endemic threatened seabird to negative anthropogenic impacts.
Scientific reports - 23 Jan 2024
Teixeira Helena, Le Corre Matthieu, Michon Laurent, Nicoll Malcolm A C, Jaeger Audrey, Nikolic Natacha, Pinet Patrick, Couzi François-Xavier, Humeau Laurence
Abstract excerpt
Humans are regularly cited as the main driver of current biodiversity extinction, but the impact of historic volcanic activity is often overlooked. Pre-human evidence of wildlife abundance and diversity are essential for disentangling anthropogenic impacts from natural events. Réunion Island, with its intense and well-documented volcanic activity, endemic biodiversity, long history of isolation and recent human...
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