The late Quaternary extinction and future resurrection of birds on Pacific islands

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 133-147

  Steadman, David W ^a   Martin, Paul S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds; Extinction; Pacific islands; Paleontology; Quaternary; Restoration

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CONSERVATION; EXTINCTION; QUATERNARY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

PACIFIC ISLANDS;

EID: 0037399630     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-8252(02)00116-2     Document Type: Article

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