TY - JOUR
T1 - Extinction debt: a challenge for biodiversity conservation
AU - Kuussaari, Mikko
AU - Bommarco, Riccardo
AU - Heikkinen, Risto K.
AU - Helm, Aveliina
AU - Krauss, Jochen
AU - Lindborg, Regina
AU - Öckinger, Erik
AU - Pärtel, Meelis
AU - Pino, Joan
AU - Rodà, Ferran
AU - Stefanescu, Constantí
AU - Teder, Tiit
AU - Zobel, Martin
AU - Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf
PY - 2009/10/1
Y1 - 2009/10/1
N2 - Local extinction of species can occur with a substantial delay following habitat loss or degradation. Accumulating evidence suggests that such extinction debts pose a significant but often unrecognized challenge for biodiversity conservation across a wide range of taxa and ecosystems. Species with long generation times and populations near their extinction threshold are most likely to have an extinction debt. However, as long as a species that is predicted to become extinct still persists, there is time for conservation measures such as habitat restoration and landscape management. Standardized long-term monitoring, more high-quality empirical studies on different taxa and ecosystems and further development of analytical methods will help to better quantify extinction debt and protect biodiversity. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
AB - Local extinction of species can occur with a substantial delay following habitat loss or degradation. Accumulating evidence suggests that such extinction debts pose a significant but often unrecognized challenge for biodiversity conservation across a wide range of taxa and ecosystems. Species with long generation times and populations near their extinction threshold are most likely to have an extinction debt. However, as long as a species that is predicted to become extinct still persists, there is time for conservation measures such as habitat restoration and landscape management. Standardized long-term monitoring, more high-quality empirical studies on different taxa and ecosystems and further development of analytical methods will help to better quantify extinction debt and protect biodiversity. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
U2 - 10.1016/j.tree.2009.04.011
DO - 10.1016/j.tree.2009.04.011
M3 - Review article
VL - 24
SP - 564
EP - 571
JO - Trends in Ecology and Evolution
JF - Trends in Ecology and Evolution
SN - 0169-5347
IS - 10
ER -