Janis and Carrano (1992) suggested that large dinosaurs might have faced a lower risk of
extinction under ecological changes than similar-sized mammals because large dinosaurs …

Neotropical freshwater stingrays (Potamotrygonidae) are conspicuous components of the
South American ichthyofauna, and may be regionally important as an economic resource …

The reasons that forest vertebrates differ in their response to selective timber extraction in
tropical forests remain poorly characterized. Understanding what determines response and …

Habitat selection may have population level consequences and ultimately may influence a
population's local persistence or extinction. We capitalized on a longterm study (1962 …

Assessing the extinction risk of species based on the International Union for Conservation of
Nature (IUCN) Red List (RL) is key to guiding conservation policies and reducing …

Community disassembly is the nonrandom process of progressive species declines and
losses. This process is usually studied to determine how various forces extirpate species …

Long-term faunal data are needed to track biodiversity change and extinction over wide
spatio-temporal scales. The Holocene record is a particularly rich and well-resolved …

Whereas the range size of endangered species is undoubtfuly useful to predict risk of
extinction, the role of their life-history characteristics is much less clear, and their effects may …

Aim Understanding how extinction has occurred in the recent past is crucial to unravel its
main drivers as well as to implement effective conservation practices to minimize global …

Premise of the Study Human activities threaten thousands of species with extinction.
However, it remains difficult to predict extinction risk for many vulnerable species. Species …