@incollection{fdi:010096599, title = {{T}he past vertebrate biodiversity of {S}outheast {A}sia and its relevance to ongoing environmental issues : current limitations and perspectives}, author = {{B}ochaton, {C}. and {C}laude, {J}ulien and {A}uetrakulvit, {P} and {Z}eitoun, {V}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he study of past faunal assemblages and of their evolution during the last millennia can enable us to describe the long-term modification of the fauna and to understand how, when, and why, it evolved. {I}n {S}outheast {A}sia, such studies are rare which makes complex the understanding of the trajectories of the {H}uman/{B}iodiversity interactions on the middle and long terms. {D}ata regarding past wildlife faunas could also be extremely useful to document the original ecological niche of species later forced to adapt under human activity pressure. {T}he lack of such information can have important consequences regarding biodiversity conservation/restauration policies implementation. {T}his contribution, focused on {S}outheast {A}sian past vertebrate assemblages, present the current scientific knowledge regarding the {P}leistocene and {H}olocene past biodiversity of this region and discuss what could be done to improve it. {S}uch an improvement could be done by the excavation of additional sites presenting different depositional conditions, by the construction of appropriate paleontological and anatomical reference points, by informing open access databases, and by the training of more local scientists.}, keywords = {{ASIE} {DU} {SUD} {EST}}, booktitle = {{O}n the edge of the sixth mass extinction in biodiversity hotspots : facts, needs, solutions and opportunities in {T}hailand and adjacent}, numero = {}, pages = {255--280}, address = {{B}angkok}, publisher = {{CU} {P}ress}, series = {}, year = {2024}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010096599}, }