Galápagos tortoise stable isotope ecology and the 1850s Floreana Island Chelonoidis niger niger extinction

Abstract A consequence of over 400 years of human exploitation of Galápagos tortoises (Chelonoidis niger ssp.) is the extinction of several subspecies and the decimation of others. As humans captured, killed, and/or removed tortoises for food, oil, museums, and zoos, they also colonized the archipel...

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Main Authors: Cyler Conrad, Laura Pagès Barceló, Lauren Scheinberg, Patrick D. Campbell, Addison Wynn, James P. Gibbs, Washington Tapia Aguilera, Linda Cayot, Kale Bruner, Allen G. Pastron, Emily Lena Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26631-y