Late Quaternary faunal responses to environmental change and isolation on a large Australian land-bridge island
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Islands have been a focus for the study of evolutionary and ecological processes since the time of Darwin and Wallace. In this study I examine faunal responses to climate change and isolation on Kangaroo Island (KI), South Australia, over approximately the last 50 thousand years (kyr). KI lies off the south coast of South Australia near the edge of the continental-shelf. It retains the largest proportion (47%) of uncleared natural vegetation in any of the agricultural districts of southern Australia and has been spared the introduction of rabbits and foxes. In addition, it is the only part of Australia that was not inhabited by Aboriginals at the time of European colonisation. Consequently, KI may retain the best-preserved natural ecology in southern Australia and is therefore vital for the conservation of southern Australia’s biodiversity. ...
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