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Species loss revisited [1]

Conservationists predict massive extinctions as a result of habitat loss. Habitat loss undoubtedly does drive extinctions, but dealing with an unmet assumption that underlies these predictions yields much lower estimates.

Publication Date: 
19/05/2011
Carsten Rahbek [2], Robert K. Colwell [3]
Nature [4]
473
7347
288-289
Tags:
Endangered Species [5], Extinct Species [6], Deforestation [7], Habitat [8]
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