Study of extinction rates following habitat loss offers hope that some species can be saved
Monday, July 25, 2016 - 06:31
in Biology & Nature
Unfortunately, loss of plant and animal habitat leads to local species extinctions and a loss of diversity from ecosystems. Fortunately, not all of the extinctions occur at once. Conservation actions may still be able to save threatened species, according to William Newmark, a vertebrate zoologist at the Natural History Museum of Utah at the University of Utah.