Mauritius on fire: Tracking historical human impacts on biodiversity loss
2017
Gosling, William D. | de Kruif, Jona | Norder, Sietze J. | de Boer, Erik J. | Hooghiemstra, Henry | Rijsdijk, Kenneth F. | McMichael, Crystal N. H.
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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