Human‐Driven Extinctions Rapidly Alter the Island Biodiversity Patterns of Large and Medium‐Sized Mammals in the Largest Archipelago of China

Islands are regarded as ideal ecosystems for exploring biodiversity patterns. However, numerous islands have also suffered large numbers of species extinctions due to human activities. The extent to which such species extinctions have influenced our ability to understand biodiversity patterns, particularly the factors regulating island biodiversity, is still unclear. The purpose of our study was to disentangle the effects of recent human‐driven extinctions on island biodiversity patterns.

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  2025

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  Diversity and Distributions: A journal of biological invasions and biodiversity

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  2025-07-01

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  DOI 10.1111/ddi.70060
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