Changes in human footprint drive changes in species extinction risk

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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Main Authors: Moreno Di Marco, Oscar Venter, Hugh P. Possingham, James E. M. Watson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07049-5
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