Global patterns and drivers of avian extinctions at the species and subspecies level

Reviews the timing, spatial patterns, trends and causes of avian extinctions on a global scale. Identifies 279 ultrataxa (141 monotypic species and 138 subspecies of polytypic species) that have gone extinct since 1500. Includes geographic extinctions in the Hawaiian Islands (36 taxa), mainland Aust...

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Published in:PloS one 2012-10, Vol.7 (10), p.e47080-e47080
Main Author: Szabo, Judit K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Animals
Australia
Biodiversity
Biology
Birds
Climate change
Conservation biology
Conservation of Natural Resources
Continents
Earth Sciences
Ecology
Ecosystem biology
Ecosystems
Endangered & extinct species
Endangered species
Extinct birds
Extinct species
Extinction
Extinction (Biology)
Extinction, Biological
Farming
Farms
Hunting
Islands
Livestock
Livestock farming
New Zealand
Oceanic islands
Polynesia
Population
Reviews
Species extinction
Studies
Taxa
Taxonomy
Travellers
Trends
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Summary:Reviews the timing, spatial patterns, trends and causes of avian extinctions on a global scale. Identifies 279 ultrataxa (141 monotypic species and 138 subspecies of polytypic species) that have gone extinct since 1500. Includes geographic extinctions in the Hawaiian Islands (36 taxa), mainland Australia and islands (29 taxa), the Mascarene Islands (27 taxa), New Zealand (22 taxa) and French Polynesia (19 taxa). Notes that, for the analyses presented here, Australia was treated as a continent, but Madagascar, New Zealand and New Caledonia were all treated as oceanic islands. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0047080