Abundance does not predict extinction risk in the fossil record of marine plankton
Abstract A major premise of ecological neutral theory is that population size is inversely related to extinction risk. This idea is central to modern biodiversity conservation efforts, which often rely on abundance metrics to partially determine species extinction risk. However, limited empirical st...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-05-01
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| Series: | Communications Biology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04871-6 |