ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2022
Late Pleistocene megafauna extinction leads to missing pieces of ecological space in a North American mammal community.
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Abstract
The conservation status of large-bodied mammals is dire. Their decline has serious consequences because they have unique ecological roles not replicated by smaller-bodied animals. Here, we use the fossil record of the megafauna extinction at the terminal Pleistocene to explore the consequences of past biodiversity loss. We characterize the isotopic and body-size niche of a mammal community in Texas before and after the event to assess the influence on the ecology and ecological interactions of surviving species (>1 kg). Preextinction, a variety of C
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