Mauritius on fire: Tracking historical human impacts on biodiversity loss

Gosling, William D.; de Kruif, Jona; Norder, Sietze J.; de Boer, Erik J.; Hooghiemstra, Henry; Rijsdijk, Kenneth F. and McMichael, Crystal N. H. (2017). Mauritius on fire: Tracking historical human impacts on biodiversity loss. Biotropica, 49(6) pp. 778–783.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12490

Abstract

Fire was rare on Mauritius prior to human arrival (AD 1598); subsequently three phases of elevated fire activity occurred: ca 1630–1747, 1787–1833, and 1950–modern. Elevated fire frequency coincided with periods of high human impact evidenced from the historical record, and is linked to the extinction of island endemics.

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• Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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• Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences
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