IUCN greatly underestimates threat levels of endemic birds in the Western Ghats
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2017.03.019
Abstract: Abstract The validity of the threat status assigned to a species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List relies heavily on the accuracy of the geographic range size estimate for that… read more here.
Keywords: range; western ghats; birds western; threat status ... See more keywords
Diversity and extinction risk are inversely related at a global scale
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DOI: 10.1111/ele.13860
Abstract: Abstract Increases in biodiversity often lead to greater, and less variable, levels of ecosystem functioning. However, whether species are less likely to go extinct in more diverse ecosystems is unclear. We use comprehensive estimates of… read more here.
Keywords: extinction; threat status; diversity extinction; diversity ... See more keywords