The extinction of species before they are discovered and named (dark extinction, DE) is
widely inferred as a significant part of species loss in the 'pre-taxonomic'period (approx …

To estimate species loss from habitat destruction, ecologists typically use species–area
relationships, but this approach neglects the spatial pattern of habitat fragmentation. Here …

There is an urgent need for reliable data on the impacts of deforestation on tropical
biodiversity. The city-state of Singapore has one of the most detailed biodiversity records in …

Insects as a group are suffering rapid declines in many parts of the world but are also poorly
studied relative to vertebrate taxa. Comprehensive assessments of insect declines must …

Predicting whether a species is likely to go extinct (or not) is one of the fundamental
objectives of conservation biology, and extinction risk classifications have become an …

High population growth in the tropics is driving urbanisation, removing diverse natural
ecosystems. This is causing native species to suffer while introduced synanthropes flourish …

Concurrently, novel habitats such as urban parks have been shown to be important as
habitats and step** stones in urban ecosystems around the world. However, few studies …

Extinction is a key issue in the assessment of global biodiversity. However, many extinction
rate measures do not account for species that went extinct before they could be discovered …

PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Tropical plant communities in fragmented forests are likely to
experience an extinction debt, ie, the habitat cannot support as many species as are present …

Most birds are characterized by a seasonal phenology closely adapted to local climatic
conditions, even in tropical habitats where climatic seasonality is slight. In order to better …