Convention on Biological Diversity
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...The number of endangered species in a region is correlated to the area of habitat available, habitat quality and the history of land use (Pimm et al. 1995)....
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...There is a strong relationship between the extent of deforestation and the level of species extinctions and endangerment (Pimm et al. 1995)....
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...A particular example is the Polynesian occupation of Pacific islands, which resulted in the extinction of more than 2000 bird species (Pimm et al., 1995)....
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...29 Carolina parakeet (Cornuropsis carolinensis), ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), Bachman’s warbler (Vermivora bachmanii) and the eastern cougar (Puma concolor) have become extinct (Pimm et al., 1995)....
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...Current extinction rates are much higher than the rate at which species evolve, and much higher than background rates (Pimm et al. 1995)....
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...Temperate forests are dominated by deciduous tree species and, to a lesser extent, evergreen broad-leaf and needle-leaf species (Melillo et al., 1993)....
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