Extinction Rates: Modern extinctions in the kilo-death range
Current BiologyPublished 1 January 1995Open access
M. Philip Nott, Elizabeth A. Rogers, Stuart L. Pimm
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For some groups of species, extinction rates are orders of magnitude higher than expected background rates--many species now last nearer a fateful second than their destined hour.
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For some groups of species, extinction rates are orders of magnitude higher than expected background rates--many species now last nearer a fateful second than their destined hour.
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