In an era of mass extinction, predicting the consequences of species loss has become a
priority for ecologists. Extinction of one species can trigger the loss of dependent species …

Coextinction is a poorly quantified phenomenon, but results of recent modeling suggest high
losses to global biodiversity through the loss of dependent species when hosts go extinct …

The extinction of a single species is rarely an isolated event. Instead, dependent parasites,
commensals, and mutualist partners (affiliates) face the risk of coextinction as their hosts or …

1. The decline in insect abundance and diversity observed in many ecosystems is of major
concern because of the long‐term consequences for ecosystem function and stability. 2 …

One of the most fundamental questions in ecology concerns the extinction of species with
respect to their persistence and the understanding of how it depends on biotic and abiotic …

Extinction debts can result from many types of habitat changes involving mechanisms other
than metapopulation processes. This is a fact that most recent literature on extinction debts …

Extinction debt refers to delayed species extinctions expected as a consequence of
ecosystem perturbation. Quantifying such extinctions and investigating long‐term …

Species extinctions are biased towards higher trophic levels, and primary extinctions are
often followed by unexpected secondary extinctions. Currently, predictions on the …

Climate change and human activity are dooming species at an unprecedented rate via a
plethora of direct and indirect, often synergic, mechanisms. Among these, primary …

If habitat destruction or overexploitation of populations is severe, species loss can occur
directly and abruptly. Yet the final descent to extinction is often driven by synergistic …