Figure 3.11. Effect of Increasing Land Use Intensity on the Fraction of Inferred Population 300 Years Ago of Different Taxa that Remain

The vertical axis percentages refer to the share of southern Africa under the respective land uses. Human landscape modifications can also lead to increases of populations under conditions of light use (see amphibians).

Source: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
 Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Biodiversity Synthesis (2005) , p.51