Invasions of alien rodents have shown to have devastating effects on insular ecosystems.
Here we review the ecological impacts of these species on the biodiversity of the Balearic …

Aim To assess the extent to which humans have reshaped Earth's biodiversity, by estimating
natural ranges of all late Quaternary mammalian species, and to compare diversity patterns …

Islands have long been recognized as distinctive evolutionary arenas leading to
morphologically divergent species, such as dwarfs and giants. We assessed how body size …

Biological invasions are one of the great threats to Earth's ecosystems and biodiversity in the
Anthropocene. However, species introductions and invasions extend deep into the human …

In the Mediterranean, the survival of endemic long-lived seabirds despite the long-standing
introduction of one of the most damaging alien predator, the ship rat (Rattus rattus), on most …

According to radiometric dates and the current state of research, the Balearic Islands were
not colonized by humans prior to c. 4420/4220 cal yr BP. Therefore, it is possible to know the …

Interspecific ecological interactions are inherently context‐dependent. They may vary in both
magnitude and sign depending on the biotic and abiotic conditions, depicting a mutualism …

The paper aims to elucidate the first human colonization of the western Mediterranean
island of Mallorca by answering such questions as: What was the cultural identity of the first …

Megafauna extinctions often lead to the disruption of plant-animal interactions, such as the
seed-disperser mutualisms, which might entail severe consequences for plant populations …

Most research into humans' impact on the environment has focused on large-scale societies;
a corollary assumption has been that small scale economies are sustainable and in …