Sahul's megafauna were vulnerable to plant-community changes due to their position in the trophic network
J. Llewelyn, G. S. Strona, M. McDowell, C. Johnson, K. Peters, D. B. Stouffer, S. N. de Visser, F. B. Saltre, C. J. A. Bradshaw
The paper investigates whether trophic cascades contributed to megafauna extinctions in Sahul by analyzing pre-extinction trophic networks and finding that extinct species were more vulnerable to cascades and new predators.
bioRxiv · Jan 19, 2021Ecology