Human-caused bird extinctions reduced diversity in functions, unique history, study finds
A study led by the University of Birmingham reveals that human-induced bird extinctions over 1,30,000 years have dramatically reduced birds’ functional diversity and resulted in a loss of three billion years of unique evolutionary history. Approximately 600 species, including the Dodo and Kaua’i ‘o’o, have disappeared, affecting ecological roles like pollination and seed dispersal....
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