Early Inhabitants of the Bahamas Radically Altered the Environment

Early Inhabitants of the Bahamas Radically Altered the Environment

Clues in sediments show that once humans arrived on Great Abaco Island, they hunted large reptiles to extinction and burned the old hardwoods and palms, leading to new pine- and mangrove-dominated lands.

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Veröffentlicht in:Eos (Washington, D.C.) D.C.), 2021-04, Vol.102
1. Verfasser: Supriya, Lakshmi
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Clues in sediments show that once humans arrived on Great Abaco Island, they hunted large reptiles to extinction and burned the old hardwoods and palms, leading to new pine- and mangrove-dominated lands.
ISSN:2324-9250
DOI:10.1029/2021EO157348