Assertion: bandicoot | /r/CapableOf | undergo significant contractions
Facets:
value: in distribution
type: LOCATION
value: because of land clearing
type: CAUSE
value: because of the introduction of predators
type: CAUSE
value: like many
type: OTHER
value: since european settlement
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Bandicoots, like many of the small to medium-sized marsupials of Australia, have undergone several species extinctions and significant contractions in distribution since European settlement because of land clearing and the introduction of predators (foxes, dogs and cats).