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Refuge-effect hypothesis and the demise of the Dodo

Roberts, David L. (2013) Refuge-effect hypothesis and the demise of the Dodo. Conservation Biology, 27 (6). pp. 1478-1480. ISSN 08888892 (ISSN). (doi:10.1111/cobi.12134) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:38394)

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Abstract

The Dodo was last sighted on the inshore island of Ile d'Ambre in 1662, nearly 25 years after the previous sighting on the mainland of Mauritius. It has been suggested that its survival on the inshore island is representative of the refuge effect. Understanding what constitutes significant persistence is fundamental to conservation. I tested the refuge-effect hypothesis for the persistence of the Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) on an inshore island beyond that of the mainland population. For a location to be considered a refuge, most current definitions suggest that both spatial and temporal isolation from the cause of disturbance are required. These results suggest the island was not a refuge for the Dodo because the sighting in 1662 was not temporally isolated from that of the mainland sightings. Furthermore, with only approximately 350 m separating Ile d'Ambre from the mainland of Mauritius, it is unlikely this population of Dodos was spatially isolated. © 2013 Society for Conservation Biology.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1111/cobi.12134
Additional information: Unmapped bibliographic data: AD - Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology School of Anthropology and Conservation, Marlowe Building, University of Kent Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NR United Kingdom [Field not mapped to EPrints] JA - Conserv. Biol. [Field not mapped to EPrints]
Uncontrolled keywords: Dominio de atracción de Gumbel, Efecto refugio, Estadística de orden extremo, Extreme order statistics, Gumbel domain of attraction, Islas Mauricio, Mauritius, Persistence, Persistencia, Población relicta, Raphus cucullatus, Récord de avistamientos, Refuge effect, Relict population, Sighting record
Subjects: Q Science
Q Science > QH Natural history
Q Science > QH Natural history > QH75 Conservation (Biology)
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Anthropology and Conservation > DICE (Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology)
Depositing User: David Roberts
Date Deposited: 20 Feb 2014 14:29 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Feb 2021 12:51 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/38394 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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