Correlates of avian extinction timing around the world since 1500 CE
Avian extinctions have been relatively well documented in modern history, and in the past millennia, more bird species are known to have gone extinct than species in any other vertebrate class. We examined the biological correlates of extinction timing among 216 bird species that recently were eithe...
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| author | Kyle D. Kittelberger Colby J. Tanner Amy N. Buxton Amira Prewett Çağan Hakkı Şekercioğlu |
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| description | Avian extinctions have been relatively well documented in modern history, and in the past millennia, more bird species are known to have gone extinct than species in any other vertebrate class. We examined the biological correlates of extinction timing among 216 bird species that recently were either observed to go extinct or disappeared since 1500 CE, performing a novel analysis for examining the extinction trends of birds by modelling traits against the number of years since present day during which species have been extinct. We analyzed a broad range of traits and characteristics that have previously been associated with extinction and extinction risk in birds and compared the effects of these traits simultaneously against one another. In order to provide a more comprehensive and robust assessment of trait-based drivers of global bird loss in comparison to prior studies, we included extinct species recognized by any of the three major avian taxonomies as well as those birds that lack recent confirmed sightings and are at least functionally extinct. We found that insular, flightless, larger-bodied, ecologically specialized species, as well as those with high aspect ratio wings, were likely to go extinct earlier in time. Besides identifying the key locations and time periods over the past five centuries where birds have gone extinct, and highlighting specific extinction-prone taxonomic groups, we provide a complete and unified dataset of traits used in this study that helps address the lack of extensive public data on modern extinct species. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-279fbc3bd47c4300942ea0b28872d4ee2024-12-08T06:09:38ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Avian Research2053-71662024-01-0115100213Correlates of avian extinction timing around the world since 1500 CEKyle D. Kittelberger0Colby J. Tanner1Amy N. Buxton2Amira Prewett3Çağan Hakkı Şekercioğlu4School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, 257 S 1400 E, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA; Corresponding author.School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, 257 S 1400 E, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USASchool of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, 257 S 1400 E, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USASchool of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, 257 S 1400 E, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USASchool of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, 257 S 1400 E, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA; Koç University, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Istanbul, TurkiyeAvian extinctions have been relatively well documented in modern history, and in the past millennia, more bird species are known to have gone extinct than species in any other vertebrate class. We examined the biological correlates of extinction timing among 216 bird species that recently were either observed to go extinct or disappeared since 1500 CE, performing a novel analysis for examining the extinction trends of birds by modelling traits against the number of years since present day during which species have been extinct. We analyzed a broad range of traits and characteristics that have previously been associated with extinction and extinction risk in birds and compared the effects of these traits simultaneously against one another. In order to provide a more comprehensive and robust assessment of trait-based drivers of global bird loss in comparison to prior studies, we included extinct species recognized by any of the three major avian taxonomies as well as those birds that lack recent confirmed sightings and are at least functionally extinct. We found that insular, flightless, larger-bodied, ecologically specialized species, as well as those with high aspect ratio wings, were likely to go extinct earlier in time. Besides identifying the key locations and time periods over the past five centuries where birds have gone extinct, and highlighting specific extinction-prone taxonomic groups, we provide a complete and unified dataset of traits used in this study that helps address the lack of extensive public data on modern extinct species.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2053716624000562Anthropocene extinctionBird conservationBody massEcological specializationFlightlessnessIslands |
| spellingShingle | Kyle D. Kittelberger Colby J. Tanner Amy N. Buxton Amira Prewett Çağan Hakkı Şekercioğlu Correlates of avian extinction timing around the world since 1500 CE Avian Research Anthropocene extinction Bird conservation Body mass Ecological specialization Flightlessness Islands |
| title | Correlates of avian extinction timing around the world since 1500 CE |
| title_full | Correlates of avian extinction timing around the world since 1500 CE |
| title_fullStr | Correlates of avian extinction timing around the world since 1500 CE |
| title_full_unstemmed | Correlates of avian extinction timing around the world since 1500 CE |
| title_short | Correlates of avian extinction timing around the world since 1500 CE |
| title_sort | correlates of avian extinction timing around the world since 1500 ce |
| topic | Anthropocene extinction Bird conservation Body mass Ecological specialization Flightlessness Islands |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2053716624000562 |
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