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- Title
On the Brink: How Biology and Humans Affect Extinction Risk.
- Authors
Cardillo, M; Purvis, A; Sechrest, W; Gittleman, JL
- Abstract
This article focuses on how, close to a quarter of the world's mammals are at a high risk of extinction. Over the past 400 years, species have been disappearing at a very fast pace, with one vanishing every sixteen years. Human population growth and all its consequences-habitat destruction, propagation of invasive species, poaching-are largely to blame. Top predators often suffer heavily from encounters with humans, especially when those predators are perceived as economic threats. Species in the most densely populated areas are expected to face the greatest risk, yet some survive while others perish, suggesting biological factors play a role in their fate.
- Publication
PLoS Biology, 2004, Vol 2, Issue 7, p879
- ISSN
1544-9173
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pbio.0020197