These predictions will undoubtedly appear extreme, but it is difficult to imagine how such changes will not come to pass without fundamental changes in human behavior | Kapoor-Vijay, P and White,J 1992 Conservation Biology: A Training Manual for Biological Diversity and Genetic Resources |
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A pie chart image showing the relative biomass representation in a rain forest through a summary of children's perceptions from drawings and artwork left , through a scientific estimate of actual biomass middle , and by a measure of biodiversity right | Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities |
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15Journal of Herpetology, 41 3 : 483—491 | Are we in the midst of the sixth mass extinction? Human activities are associated directly or indirectly with nearly every aspect of the current extinction spasm |
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Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities | All of the world's coral reefs are expected to be lost in 20 to 40 years if global warming continues at the current trend |
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25Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 105: 11466—11473 | , a quarterly magazine published by the Society for Conservation Biology• entry in the by Sahotra Sarkar• American Scientist 91 4 :344-351 |
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2004 A Primer of Conservation Biology | Kapoor-Vijay, P and White,J 1992 Conservation Biology: A Training Manual for Biological Diversity and Genetic Resources |
Are we in the midst of the sixth mass extinction? Current Declines Dwarf Background Extinction Rate.