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Biogeography in a Changing World GEOG 2 Lecture 12: Humans, Evolution & Extinction (Ch. 11 & 12) Professor D. Cusack dcusack@geog.ucla.edu Office: 1113 Bunche 1 Humans Drivers of Extinction 2 Megafaunal extinction • What caused the megafaunal collapse 13,700 YA in N America of 50-70% mammal species > 32 kg and all > 1000 kg 1. Climate change-driven changes in plant communities 2. Comet impact 3. Humans 3 • Megafauna as keystone species • Ecosystem impacts extinction keystone herbivores – Tr