Relationship between 1850 (± 20) and current human inhabitation (presence/absence) and island area (km2, log-transformed). Solid points and line indicate current human presence (n = 1) or absence (n = 0), while empty points and the dashed line indicate 1850 human presence (n = 1) or absence (n = 0). Data points were jittered to enhance plot readability, but only vertically to preserve area values. A statistically significant effect was detected for both island area (estimate = 0.67 ± 0.07, z-value = 10.32, p-value < 0.001) and time (estimate = 2.08 ± 0.28, z-value = 7.43, p-value < 0.001). All islands were analysed, including those uninhabited in both time periods.