@article{fdi:010081529,
  title = {{L}arge-scale reptile extinctions following {E}uropean colonization of the {G}uadeloupe {I}slands},
  author = {{B}ochaton, {C}. and {P}aradis, {E}mmanuel and {B}ailon, {S}. and {G}rouard, {S}. and {I}neich, {I}. and {L}enoble, {A}. and {L}orvelec, {O}. and {T}resset, {A}. and {B}oivin, {N}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{L}arge-scale extinction is one of the defining challenges of our time, as human processes fundamentally and irreversibly reshape global ecosystems. {W}hile the extinction of large animals with popular appeal garners widespread public and research interest, the importance of smaller, less "charismatic" species to ecosystem health is increasingly recognized. {B}enefitting from systematically collected fossil and archaeological archives, we examined snake and lizard extinctions in the {G}uadeloupe {I}slands of the {C}aribbean. {S}tudy of 43,000 bone remains across six islands revealed a massive extinction of 50 to 70% of {G}uadeloupe's snakes and lizards following {E}uropean colonization. {I}n contrast, earlier {I}ndigenous populations coexisted with snakes and lizards for thousands of years without affecting their diversity. {S}tudy of archaeological remains provides insights into the causes of snake and lizard extinctions and shows that failure to consider fossil-derived data probably contributes to substantial underestimation of human impacts to global biodiversity.},
  keywords = {{CARAIBE} ; {GUADELOUPE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cience {A}dvances},
  volume = {7},
  numero = {21},
  pages = {eabg2111 [11 ]},
  ISSN = {2375-2548},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1126/sciadv.abg2111},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010081529},
}