作者: Vânia Proença , Henrique Miguel Pereira
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-384719-5.00411-1
关键词: Population 、 Critical discussion 、 Background extinction rate 、 Extinction risk from global warming 、 Extinction event 、 Climatology 、 Ecosystem 、 Extinction 、 Geography 、 Environmental change
摘要: The last centuries were marked by a steep increase of human population and the intensification anthropogenic impacts on ecosystems natural communities. Today, rate species extinction is almost two orders magnitude higher than background rate, may escalate one or further according to projections future extinctions. If realized, projected rates would be comparable during past mass This article looks at past, present, for critical discussion severity, potential risks, uncertainty associated with current extinction.