Reconstructing past population dynamics to understand human and climatic impacts in prehistory

自人类首次殖民澳大利亚以来，已有100多个物种灭绝，1000多个物种被认为受到威胁。这项研究将确定在过去的46000年里，人类与澳大利亚本土动物之间相互作用的最强有力的因素。我们的方法是强大的和新颖的，因为它将有效地汇集多学科的证据自然资源开发和栖息地改变的古代人，以及戏剧性的气候变化对澳大利亚生物群的影响。关于过去对环境变化的生物反应的信息，对于正确理解全球变暖、栖息地丧失和入侵物种等威胁的当前影响和长期后果至关重要。

More than 100 species have become extinct since humans first colonised Australia, and over 1000 are considered threatened. This research will determine the factors most strongly governing the interaction between humans and native fauna in Australia over the last 46 millennia. Our approach is powerful and novel because it will effectively draw together multidisciplinary evidence on natural resource exploitation and habitat alteration by ancient people, and the influence of dramatic climatic shifts on the Australian biota. Information on past biological responses to environmental change is critical to properly contextualising the current impact, and long-term consequences of, threats such as global warming, habitat loss and invasive species.