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Predicting the risk of extinction from shared ecological characteristics

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Kotiaho, Janne S., Kaitala, Veijo, Komonen, Atte, Päivinen, Jussi·2005·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Understanding the ultimate causes of population declines and extinction is vital in our quest to stop the currently rampant biodiversity loss. Comparison of ecological characteristics between threatened and nonthreatened species may reveal these ultimate causes. Here, we report an analysis of ecological characteristics of 23 threatened and 72 nonthreatened butterfly species. Our analysis reveals that threatened butterflies are characterized by narrow niche breadth, restricted resource distribution, poor dispersal ability, and short flight period. Based on the characteristics, we constructed an ecological extinction risk rank and predicted which of the currently nonthreatened species are at the highest risk of extinction. Our analysis reveals that two species currently classified as nonthreatened are, in fact, at high risk of extinction, and that the status of a further five species should be reconsidered.

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Authors
Kotiaho, J. S., Kaitala, V., Komonen, A., & Päivinen, J.
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2005-01-25
Volume
102
Issue
6
Pages
1963-1967
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
OpenAlex
W2128337086
Cited by
333
References
6
FWCI
11.24
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Kotiaho, J. S., Kaitala, V., Komonen, A., & Päivinen, J. (2005). Predicting the risk of extinction from shared ecological characteristics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0406718102

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