Quick sum up as the article is behind a paywall: 1/ The study is based on an analysis of genetic diversity to estimate the whole population size as well as con

Quick sum up as the article is behind a paywall: 1/ The study is based on an analysis of genetic diversity to estimate the whole population size as well as contact with people foreign to the island. 2/ The population collapse seem to have appeared much later than thought. Following contacts "westerners" in the 19th century. Nature link to the full publication: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07881-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07881-4