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Category Archives: Extinction
Fungi destroy bees, bats, amphibians, trees, etc
Attack of the Killer Fungi: Rising Threat Worries Scientists Wynne Parry, LiveScience 11 April 2012 An unprecedented number of diseases caused by fungi have been causing some of the most severe die-offs and extinctions ever witnessed in wild species and … Continue reading
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40% of amphibians face imminent extinction
Wake, D. 2 Mar 2012. Facing Extinction in Real Time. Science vol 335, 1052-53. Throughout the world, amphibians are in decline, and many species—perhaps 40%—face imminent extinction. Recent studies have discovered why amphibians are dying. The amphibian decline is happening … Continue reading
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Hunting can drive species extinct
14 Jan 2009. Humans’ prey species evolving dangerously fast. NewScientist. Hunters and fishermen go after the largest catches they can find, which is driving evolution in a way unlike anything else on Earth, and the rapid changes triggered in wild … Continue reading
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Acidification of our oceans: unprecedented rate in past 300 million years
Ahmed, Nafeez. 2017. Failing States, Collapsing Systems BioPhysical Triggers of Political Violence. Springer. As climate change is accelerating, so is the acidification of the oceans. The two processes are causally related. Oceans are becoming more acidic because the vast bulk … Continue reading
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Bats that eat crop pests are dying off
There’s an animal apocalypse afoot in the Northeastern U.S. Between 5.7 million and 6.7 million bats are estimated to have died since 2006 from white-nose fungus in 16 U.S. states and Canada, according to officials at the U.S. Fish and … Continue reading
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Invasive species unchecked by climate
Philip Hulme of the Bio-Protection Research Centre, Lincoln University, New Zealand writes in the 3 Feb 2012 issue of Science: Climate change is likely to devastate native species and biodiversity. But ironically, invasive alien species — which are a threat … Continue reading
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Extinction can happen over hundreds of thousands of years
Also see this warning from phys.org: 2010-6-23. Lin Edwards. Humans will be extinct in 100 years says eminent scientist. ScienceDaily (Feb. 3, 2012) — A painstakingly detailed investigation shows that mass extinctions need not be sudden events. The deadliest mass … Continue reading
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Fungi killed most of world’s trees during runaway greenhouse Permian Extinction
Marshall, M. 20 Aug 2011. Mass-extinction fungi could turn on trees again. NewScientist. “During Earth’s biggest mass extinction 250 million years ago, usually tame soil fungi ran amok, decimating most of the world’s trees. A repeat is possible, if climate … Continue reading
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Loss of Top Predators
James A. Estes, et al. 15 Jul 2011. Trophic Downgrading of Planet Earth. Science vol 333. Before men, large predators and herbivores had huge influences on nature across land, ocean, and fresh water ecosystems. Their loss has a “trophic cascade” … Continue reading
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Climate Change: creatures collide, compete, parasitize one another
Climate change models of biodiversity loss are underestimating future extinctions, because as animals move around they compete and parasitize each other. Already animals and plants that can’t handle increasing temperatures are moving to cooler places. Some can’t move fast enough … Continue reading
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