Name: A Tsunami of Extinction
Creator: Thomas E. Lovejoy
Keywords: Conservation of Natural Resources, 13. Climate action, Climate Change, 05 social sciences, 0211 other engineering and technologies, 0507 social and economic geography, Animals, Biodiversity, 14. Life underwater, 02 engineering and technology

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 18 Dec 2012Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Scientific American, volume 308, pages 33-34 (issn: 0036-8733,

Authors: Thomas E. Lovejoy;

doi: 10.1038/scientificamerican0113-33

pmid: 23342447

A Tsunami of Extinction

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Abstract

The author discusses extinctions that could occur in the 100 years following 2013, focusing on the impact of invasive species, diseases, and climate change on animal populations and providing recommendations that could avert extinctions. According to the author, coral reefs may disappear, poaching could result in the extinction of the Borneo rhino, and lions may only exist in zoos or wildlife preserves by 2113. A goal from the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity to gain protection for a percentage of freshwater and ocean ecosystems is mentioned.

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Conservation of Natural Resources, Climate Change, Animals, Biodiversity, Extinction, Biological

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