Extinctions on land are often inferred from sparse sightings over time, but this technique is ill-
suited for wide-ranging species. We develop a space-for-time approach to track the spatial …

Primates in peril: the significance of Brazil, Madagascar, Indonesia and the Democratic
Republic of the Congo for global primate conservation [PeerJ] Related research Download …

Demand for traditional medicine ingredients is causing species declines globally. Due to this
trade, Himalayan caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) has become one of the …

Recent advances in technology and quantitative methods have led to the emergence of a
new field of study that stands to link insights of researchers from two closely related, but …

Capelin are a focal forage species in the Northwest Atlantic ecosystem as they act as an
energy conduit from lower to higher trophic levels. Fisheries and Oceans Canada …

A timeline of commercial fisheries extinctions and a list of threatened or extirpated marine
species are presented to document the rapidly declining abundance of marine resources in …

Sudden changes in populations are ubiquitous in ecological systems, especially under
perturbations. The agents of global change may increase the frequency and severity of …

Overexploitation is a main driver of biodiversity loss globally. Protected areas may have a
key role in reducing overexploitation, yet their actual effectiveness in maintaining high …

The harvest and sale of wildlife can drive species to extinction when consumers are willing
to pay high prices for the last harvested individuals of a very rare species, a phenomenon …

Consumer demand for plant and animal products threatens many populations with
extinction. The anthropogenic Allee effect (AAE) proposes that such extinctions can be …