Out of the Dawn of Ashes Dawn of the Age of Mammals Film . . . the extinction of many species, including all the non-avian dinosaurs • Describe how after the asteroid impact, plant and animal species (especially mammals) evolved and diversified • Interpret graphs and data from the fossil record to explain the ecological changes and diversification that occurred after the K–Pg mass extinction
IPBES: Climate Change Is a Key Driver for Species Extinction 5%: estimated fraction of species at risk of extinction from 2°C warming alone, rising to 16% at 4 3°C warming The report underscores that 22 of 44 of the assessed targets under the Sustainable Development Goals related to poverty, hunger, health, water, cities, climate, ocean and land are being undermined by substantial negative trends in
Explaining the primate extinction crisis: predictors of . . . Primates are also one of the most threatened animal clades, with approximately 65% of species at riskof extinction [29], yet the last comprehensive assessment of the major determinants of primate extinction risk was published over 20 years ago [3] The number of recognized primate species has changed dramatically since earlier studies, having more
More than half of data deficient species predicted to be . . . Measuring ongoing and anticipating potential threats is vital for preventing damage to the natural world 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, which entails detailed knowledge about the current state of biodiversity A
Extinction looms for many species, study finds - USA TODAY Global population trends among 71,000 animal species show nearly half are "sliding toward extinction," some of them at alarming rates, a new study warns Researchers found 48% of the species in