Over the past 1000 years New Zealand has lost 40–50% of its bird species, and over half of
these extinctions are attributable to predation by introduced mammals. Populations of many …

Palaeontologists often ask identical questions to those asked by ecologists. Despite this,
ecology is considered a core discipline of conservation biology, while palaeontologists are …

Marine taxa are threatened by anthropogenic impacts, but knowledge of their extinction
vulnerabilities is limited. The fossil record provides rich information on past extinctions that …

Much attention has been paid to the effects of climate change on species' range reductions
and extinctions. There is however surprisingly little information on how climate change …

Invasions by alien pest species contribute heavily to global biodiversity decline, with
invasive mammals having some of the greatest impacts on endemic biota. Pest …

Island endemic species are often vulnerable to decline and extinction following human
settlement, and the genetic study of historical museum specimens can be useful in …

Passerines are the largest avian order, and the 6,000 species comprise more than half of all
extant bird species. This successful radiation probably had its origin in the Australasian …

Species' range shifts in response to ongoing climate change have been widely documented,
but although complex spatial patterns in species' responses are expected to be common …

Human settlement into new regions is typically accompanied by waves of animal extinctions,
yet we have limited understanding of how human communities perceived and responded to …

Ecosystems have been modified by human activities for millennia, and insights about
ecology and extinction risk based only on recent data are likely to be both incomplete and …