Extinction may be a natural process, but due to human activities, it is currently proceeding at an artificially accelerated rate. Field experiments and observations demonstrate that species extinctions may have broad consequences including related extinctions, loss of ecosystem functions, and disease. This module provides an overview of the patterns and consequences of biodiversity loss, with a review of key concepts and groups such as keystone species and tropic interactions.
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Consecuencias Ecológicas de la Extinción (Spanish)
Gestion des Espèces Menaces: Cas des Vertébrés (French)
See also:
Amphibian Declines
Assessing Threats in Conservation Planning and Management
Theme: Ecology for Conservation
Language: English
Region: Global
Keywords: extinction, ecological consequences, ecosystem function, population dynamics, ecotourism
Components: 6
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Source: AMNH Science Bulletins, December 2015
In this Shelf Life episode, six AMNH researchers share 60-second stories about organisms that may be gone, but not forgotten. What can scientific collections can tell us about life on our planet? For more about the mass extinctions that shaped life on Earth, head over to the episode website.
Author: M. Rao
Author: M. Rao, T. Larsen
Author: M. Rao, T. Larsen
Author: M. Rao