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Local extinction of species can occur with a substantial delay following habitat loss or degradation. Accumulating evidence suggests that such extinction debts pose a significant but often unrecognized challenge for biodiversity conservation across a wide range of taxa and ecosystems. Species with long generation times and populations near their extinction threshold are most likely to have an extinction debt. However, as long as a species that is predicted to become extinct still persists, there is time for conservation measures such as habitat restoration and landscape management. Standardized long-term monitoring, more high-quality empirical studies on different taxa and ecosystems and further development of analytical methods will help to better quantify extinction debt and protect biodiversity.

Publicerad i

Trends in ecology & evolution
2009, volym: 24, nummer: 10, sidor: 564-571

SLU författare

Globala målen (SDG)

SDG13 Bekämpa klimatförändringarna
SDG15 Ekosystem och biologisk mångfald

UKÄ forskningsämne

Ekologi
Genetik och genomik
Miljövetenskap

Publikationens identifierare

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2009.04.011

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/26265