S. Monsarrat

Megafauna diversity and functional declines in Europe from the Last Interglacial (LIG) to the present

This study estimates European megafauna diversity and functional declines from the Last Interglacial to the present, finding severe defaunation driven by human impact rather than climate change.

Worldwide late-Quaternary population declines in extant megafauna are due to Homo sapiens rather than climate

The paper analyzes genome data to show that Homo sapiens, not climate, caused population declines in megafauna over the last 100,000 years.

Using recent baselines as benchmarks for megafauna restoration places an unfair burden on the Global South

This paper shows that using recent baselines for megafauna restoration unfairly burdens Global South countries, proposing the Megafauna Index to assess restoration responsibility across different temporal benchmarks.

Anthropocene refugia: integrating history and predictive modelling to assess the space available for biodiversity in a human-dominated world

The paper introduces the concept of Anthropocene refugia to identify areas protected from human activities that can support biodiversity, using historical and predictive modeling approaches.

Shifted distribution baselines: neglecting long-term biodiversity records risks overlooking potentially suitable habitat for conservation management

The paper shows that ignoring long-term biodiversity records can lead to an underestimation of species niche and habitat suitability, particularly for carnivores, affecting conservation management.