In:
Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Vol. 342, No. 6157 ( 2013-10-25), p. 425-426
Abstract:
Despite a global political commitment to reduce biodiversity loss by 2010 through the 2002 Convention on Biological Diversity, declines are accelerating and threats are increasing ( 1 ). Major threats to biodiversity are habitat loss, invasion by exotic species and pathogens, and climate change, all principally driven by human activities. Although fossil fuel (FF) extraction has traditionally been seen as a temporary and spatially limited perturbation to ecosystems ( 2 ), even local or limited biodiversity loss can have large cascade effects on ecosystem function and productivity. We explore the overlap between regions of high marine and terrestrial biodiversity and FF reserves to identify regions at particular risk of ecosystem destruction and biodiversity loss from exposure to FF extraction.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0036-8075
,
1095-9203
DOI:
10.1126/science.1237261
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Publication Date:
2013
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128410-1
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2066996-3
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2060783-0
SSG:
11
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