Study of islands reveals surprising extinction results
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 11:21
in Biology & Nature
It's no secret that humans are having a huge impact on the life cycles of plants and animals. UC Santa Barbara's Steven D. Gaines and fellow researcher Dov Sax decided to test that theory by studying the world's far-flung islands.
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