Sentence examples for widespread extinction of from inspiring English sources
The third response death results from the local (and potentially more widespread) extinction of populations of conspecifics.
Despite resistance from fishing industries, governments have increasingly pushed for MPAs in response to growing threats of widespread extinction of various fish and other marine species.
Infection of amphibians by the chytridiomycete fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is currently responsible for a major pandemic whose lethal pathological effects are implicated in widespread extinctions of susceptible host populations.
In an era of widespread extinction and invasion of island ecosystems, understanding the consequences of novel animal assemblages for processes like seed dispersal will be critical for maintaining diverse and self-regenerating plant communities.
In an era of widespread extinction and invasion, understanding the functional role of native and introduced birds in ecological processes is increasingly important.
Humans still have time to prevent widespread extinction caused by climate change, but the window of opportunity is closing, said Mark Urban, a professor at the University of Connecticut and the study's lead author.
Scientists say that exceeding that target would unleash the worst effects of global warming, including dangerous sea level rise and widespread extinction.
According to Paley, the classification of species into larger taxa would be rendered impossible by widespread extinction.
This has resulted in a widespread, ongoing extinction of other species during the present geological epoch, now known as the Holocene extinction.
This might, he said, explain the apparent 26-million-year cycles of widespread extinctions, including the one that doomed the dinosaurs and cleared the way for mammals.
The onset of the PETM was rapid, occurring within a few thousand years, and the ecological consequences were large, with widespread extinctions in both marine and terrestrial ecosystems.
