Posts tagged species extinctions
Which is the Biggest Killer: Climate Change or Habitat Disruption?
Climate ChangeJeremy Hancedeforestation, habitat fragmentation, overhunting, logging, overfishing, overexploitation, climate change, global warming, heat waves, extinction, species extinctions, Sean Maxwell, Mark Cochrane, Jeremy Hance, IUCN Red List, endangered species, agriculture, farming, protected areas, Amazon, environmental synergisms, fire, weather extremes, coral reefs, cloud forests, sea ice, Arctic
The 'Chicken from Hell' and other bizarre new species discovered in 2015
Bill Lauranceundiscovered species, new species, newly described species, chicken from hell, cartwheeling spider, coral plant, X-Phylum, Top 10 new species, undiscovered biodiversity, species extinctions
Could tropical species be intensively vulnerable to global warming?
Bill Lauranceglobal warming, species extinctions, local endemics, montane species, biodiversity, heat waves, flying foxes, white lemuroid possum, lizards, north Queensland, Mexico, Pierre-Michel Forget, thermal specialists, elevational specialists, Australian wet tropics
Roads to ruin: The devastating impacts of the global infrastructure explosion
Bill Lauranceroads, infrastructure, G20 nations, New York Times, New Scientist, Bill Laurance, dams, hydroelectric dams, power lines, gas lines, mining, fossil fuels, road expansion, deforestation, species extinctions, biodiversity loss, dinosaur extinctions, International New York Times, forest elephants, overhunting, poaching, logging roads
Species disappearing "1000 times faster than normal"
Bill Laurancebiodiversity, biodiversity hotspots, species extinctions, unknown species, local endemics, missing species, habitat destruction, Stuart Pimm, tropical forests, endangered species, species losses
