The Fate of the World's Plants.
Published
Journal Article
A recent report assessing the world's plant species finds continuing progress in completing the taxonomic catalog. However, many undescribed species remain. The report concludes that, presently, 21% of known species risk extinction. We show this statement applies to the short-term and ignores the as-yet undescribed species, which are also likely at risk of extinction. Human actions will extirpate many more by the end of this century.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Pimm, SL; Raven, PH
Published Date
- May 2017
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 32 / 5
Start / End Page
- 317 - 320
PubMed ID
- 28268023
Pubmed Central ID
- 28268023
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1872-8383
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0169-5347
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.tree.2017.02.014
Language
- eng