Number of species going extinct per day in the sixth (anthropocene) extinction
Range | ≤150 species/day |
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Organism | Biosphere |
Reference | Kaebnick GE, Jennings B. De-extinction and Conservation. Hastings Cent Rep. 2017 Jul47 Suppl 2: S2-S4. doi: 10.1002/hast.744 abstractPubMed ID28746761 |
Comments | Abstract: "Most ecologists believe that biodiversity is disappearing at an alarming rate, with up to 150 species going extinct per day according to scientists working with the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity." |
Entered by | Uri M |
ID | 117271 |