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AMQUA 2022 Madison, WI – links

Problem statement

FAQs for Second Order Predation AMQUA Poster-2022.pdf

Abstract: Handling the Complexity of Pleistocene Extinction:
Second Order Predation 22 years and counting

Sensitivity Tests for Second Order Predation vs. Overkill

Graphs of simulations in the Pleistocene Extinction Model (PEM) Where there are extinctions the “Behind the Scenes” graphs are shown. Where there are no extinctions they are not.
Overkill (Ok) - see FAQs for why no extinction
Hsapiens kills carnivores as well as herbivores - Second Order Predation (2Op)
Behind the scenes - Herbivores
Behind the scenes - Plants
Climate Change (CLCh) deterioration sufficient to mimic 2Op.
ClCh Behind the scenes - Herbivores
ClCh Behind the scenes - Plants
Add Ok to ClCh - Extinction avoided, Ok mitigates the impact of ClCh
Add 2Op to ClCh - 2Op exacerbates ClCh
Combination Behind the scenes - Herbivores
Combination Behind the scenes - Plants

Welcome To the Pleistocene / Holocene

This is my first post and we’re under construction. If you want to talk extinctions e-mail me: elin@Quaternary.net

The Second Order Predation Hypothesis is that humans killed carnivores and that “unstuck” the control of herbivore populations. Herbivores boomed, ate everything in sight – literally eating themselves to death. In this newly competitive world of scarcity, only the most efficient animals survived – smaller animals and ruminants.

This is a link to a mystery story that details the evidence and explains Second Order Predation easily.

Ice Age Extinctions: Skylark Holmes and Dr. Janet Watson Investigate; “The Case of the Arboricidal Megaherbivores”

Here’s a link to my papers on Academia