How predictable are mass extinction events? [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2023 Many modern extinction drivers are shared with past mass extinction events, such as rapid climate warming, habitat loss, pollution and invasive species.
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Respiratory protein-driven selectivity during the Permian-Triassic mass extinction [PDF]
The InnovationExtinction selectivity determines the direction of macroevolution, especially during mass extinction; however, its driving mechanisms remain poorly understood.
Haijun Song +9 more
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The Sixth Mass Extinction and Amphibian Species Sustainability Through Reproduction and Advanced Biotechnologies, Biobanking of Germplasm and Somatic Cells, and Conservation Breeding Programs (RBCs) [PDF]
AnimalsPrimary themes in intergenerational justice are a healthy environment, the perpetuation of Earth’s biodiversity, and the sustainable management of the biosphere.
Robert K. Browne +16 more
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Extinction and morphospace occupation: A critical review
Cambridge Prisms: Extinction, 2023 Processes of extinction, especially selectivity, can be studied using the distribution of species in morphospace. Random extinction reduces the number of species but has little effect on the range of morphologies or ecological roles in a fauna or flora ...
P. David Polly
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Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021 The newly defined Frazer Beach Member of the Moon Island Beach Formation is identified widely across the Sydney Basin in both outcrop and exploration wells. This thin unit was deposited immediately after extinction of the Glossopteris flora (defining the
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Environmental thresholds for mass-extinction events
Results in Engineering, 2022 While the global-average temperatures are rapidly rising, more researchers have been shifting their focus towards the past mass-extinction events in order to show the relations between temperature increase and temperature thresholds which might trigger ...
Guy R. McPherson +2 more
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Forty years later: The status of the “Big Five” mass extinctions
Cambridge Prisms: Extinction, 2023 Over 40 years ago, Raup and Sepkoski identified five episodes of elevated extinction in the marine fossil record that were thought to be statistically distinct, thus warranting the term the “Big Five” mass extinctions.
Charles R. Marshall
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Selectivity of mass extinctions: Patterns, processes, and future directions
Cambridge Prisms: Extinction, 2023 A central question in the study of mass extinction is whether these events simply intensify background extinction processes and patterns versus change the driving mechanisms and associated patterns of selectivity.
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Reduced strength and increased variability of extinction selectivity during mass extinctions
Royal Society Open Science, 2023 Two of the traits most often observed to correlate with extinction risk in marine animals are geographical range and body size. However, the relative effects of these two traits on extinction risk have not been investigated systematically for either ...
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Protecting Half the Planet and Transforming Human Systems Are Complementary Goals
Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2021 The unfolding crises of mass extinction and climate change call for urgent action in response. To limit biodiversity losses and avert the worst effects of climate disruption, we must greatly expand nature protection while simultaneously downsizing and ...
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