Changes in human footprint drive changes in species extinction risk
Species extinction risk is difficult to measure and often lags behind the pace of increasing threats. Here, the authors demonstrate how monitoring changes in cumulative human pressures could be used to rapidly assess potential change in species’ conservation status.
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doaj-8302fc24044f4870abfb34c87fa60bf12021-05-11T10:03:06ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232018-11-01911910.1038/s41467-018-07049-5Changes in human footprint drive changes in species extinction riskMoreno Di Marco0Oscar Venter1Hugh P. Possingham2James E. M. Watson3Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of QueenslandNatural Resource and Environmental Studies Institute, University of Northern British ColumbiaCentre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of QueenslandCentre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of QueenslandSpecies extinction risk is difficult to measure and often lags behind the pace of increasing threats. Here, the authors demonstrate how monitoring changes in cumulative human pressures could be used to rapidly assess potential change in species’ conservation status.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07049-5 |
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Species extinction risk is difficult to measure and often lags behind the pace of increasing threats. Here, the authors demonstrate how monitoring changes in cumulative human pressures could be used to rapidly assess potential change in species’ conservation status. |
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