Disruption of trait-environment relationships in African megafauna occurred in the middle Pleistocene

Abstract Mammalian megafauna have been critical to the functioning of Earth’s biosphere for millions of years. However, since the Plio-Pleistocene, their biodiversity has declined concurrently with dramatic environmental change and hominin evolution. While these biodiversity declines are well-docume...

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Main Authors: Daniel A. Lauer, A. Michelle Lawing, Rachel A. Short, Fredrick K. Manthi, Johannes Müller, Jason J. Head, Jenny L. McGuire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39480-8