When species are about to become extinct: New research may help predict tipping point
Thursday, September 9, 2010 - 09:21
in Biology & Nature
What if there were a way to predict when a species was about to become extinct -- in time to do something about it? Findings from a new study may eventually lead to such an outcome -- and that is only the start. Their study also has implications for understanding drastic, even catastrophic, changes in many other kinds of complex systems, from the human brain to entire ecosystems.