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Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery
Abstract
Most people can name a mammal or bird that has become extinct in recent centuries, but few can name a recently extinct plant. We present a comprehensive, global analysis of modern extinction in plants. Almost 600 species have become extinct, at a higher rate than background extinction, but almost as many have been erroneously declared extinct and then been rediscovered. Reports of extinction on islands, in the tropics and of shrubs, trees or species with narrow ranges are least likely to be refuted by rediscovery. Plant extinctions endanger other organisms, ecosystems and human well-being, and must be understood for effective conservation planning.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Humphreys, A. M., Govaerts, R., Ficinski, S. Z., Nic Lughadha, E., & Vorontsova, M. S.
- Affiliations
- Stockholm University (SE)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Humphreys, Aelys M.
- Govaerts, Rafaël
- Venue
- Nature Ecology & Evolution
- Published
- 2019-06-10
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 1043-1047
- ISSN
- 2397-334X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2949959826
- Cited by
- 448
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2026: 32 · 2025: 59 · 2024: 64 · 2023: 59 · 2022: 108 · 2021: 45 · 2020: 64 · 2019: 17
- FWCI
- 43.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Nature Ecology & Evolution (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Keywords
- plant extinction, extinction rates, rediscovery, background extinction, island flora, tropical plants, woody plants, range size, life forms, plant conservation, biodiversity loss
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Birds, Geography, Humans, Mammals, Ecosystem, Extinction, Biological
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