The Sixth Mass Extinction: fact, fiction or speculation?

RH Cowie, P Bouchet, B Fontaine - Biological Reviews, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
There have been five Mass Extinction events in the history of Earth's biodiversity, all caused
by dramatic but natural phenomena. It has been claimed that the Sixth Mass Extinction may …

Extinction risk and threats to plants and fungi

E Nic Lughadha, SP Bachman, TCC Leão… - Plants, People …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Societal Impact Statement There is increasing awareness that plants and fungi, as natural
solutions, can play an important role in tackling ongoing global environmental challenges …

The direct drivers of recent global anthropogenic biodiversity loss

P Jaureguiberry, N Titeux, M Wiemers, DE Bowler… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Effective policies to halt biodiversity loss require knowing which anthropogenic drivers are
the most important direct causes. Whereas previous knowledge has been limited in scope …

[HTML][HTML] A global reptile assessment highlights shared conservation needs of tetrapods

N Cox, BE Young, P Bowles, M Fernandez, J Marin… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Comprehensive assessments of species' extinction risks have documented the extinction
crisis 1 and underpinned strategies for reducing those risks 2. Global assessments reveal …

Ongoing declines for the world's amphibians in the face of emerging threats

JA Luedtke, J Chanson, K Neam, L Hobin, AO Maciel… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Systematic assessments of species extinction risk at regular intervals are necessary for
informing conservation action,. Ongoing developments in taxonomy, threatening processes …

Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays

N Pacoureau, CL Rigby, PM Kyne, RB Sherley… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Overfishing is the primary cause of marine defaunation, yet declines in and increasing
extinction risks of individual species are difficult to measure, particularly for the largest …

[图书][B] The economics of biodiversity

P Dasgupta - 2024 - books.google.com
We are part of Nature, not separate from it. We rely on Nature to provide us with food, water
and shelter; regulate our climate and disease; maintain nutrient cycles and oxygen …

Bending the curve of global freshwater biodiversity loss: an emergency recovery plan

D Tickner, JJ Opperman, R Abell, M Acreman… - …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Despite their limited spatial extent, freshwater ecosystems host remarkable biodiversity,
including one-third of all vertebrate species. This biodiversity is declining dramatically …

Aiming higher to bend the curve of biodiversity loss

GM Mace, M Barrett, ND Burgess, SE Cornell… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The development of the post-2020 strategic plan for the Convention on Biological Diversity
provides a vital window of opportunity to set out an ambitious plan of action to restore global …

The global significance of biodiversity science in China: an overview

X Mi, G Feng, Y Hu, J Zhang, L Chen… - National Science …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Biodiversity science in China has seen rapid growth over recent decades, ranging from
baseline biodiversity studies to understanding the processes behind evolution across …