The Pleistocene rewilding and de-extinction movements are built upon these perspectives.
For some ecologists, overkill provides an analog for modern-day human impacts and supports the argument that humans have “always” been somewhat selfish overconsumers. Aspects of the overkill argument are also treated as established ecological processes. In contrast, ecologists are more likely to accept that humans caused the extinctions. Archeologists cite overkill as one in a combination of causal mechanisms for the extinctions. We examined the ideas and arguments for which Martin’s overkill publications were cited and how they differed between archeologists and ecologists. To evaluate how different disciplines interpret and use the overkill model, we conducted a citation analysis of selected works of the main proponent of the overkill model, Paul Martin. There is still considerable debate, particularly within archeology, about the extent to which people may have been the cause of these extinctions. However, the importance of the overkill model for explaining human–environment interactions and anthropogenic impacts appears to differ across disciplines. Pleistocene overkill, the notion that humans overhunted megafauna near the end of the Pleistocene in the Americas, Australia, and beyond, is used as prime example of the impact that humans can have on the planet. Fueled in part by the debate over defining a start date for the Anthropocene, historical disciplines like archeology, paleontology, geology, and history are playing an important role in understanding long-term anthropogenic impacts on the planet. RemovedNEL Tts_version 2.Research on human-environment interactions that informs ecological practices and guides conservation and restoration has become increasingly interdisciplinary over the last few decades. OL1421904W Page_number_confidence 95.81 Pages 742 Ppi 300 Republisher_date 20190520072734 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 1211 Scandate 20190517065516 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog trent Scribe3_search_id 0116405428024 Sent_to_scribe Source Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 04:44:42 Bookplateleaf 0008 Boxid IA1228405 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set trent External-identifier
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