Demographic and life history traits explain patterns in species vulnerability to extinction

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 17; no. 2; p. e0263504
• Main Authors: Hernández-Yáñez, Haydée, Kim, Su Yeon, Che-Castaldo, Judy P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 23.02.2022; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Animals; Anthropogenic factors; Bias; Biodiversity; Biodiversity hot spots; Biology and Life Sciences; Birds; Birds - classification; Climate change; Computer and Information Sciences; Conservation; Conservation biology; Conservation of Natural Resources; Databases, Factual; Demographics; Demography; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Endangered & extinct species; Endangered Species; Evaluation; Extinct species; Extinction; Extinction (Biology); Extinction, Biological; Genetics; Habitat loss; Juveniles; Life history; Life History Traits; Mammals; Mammals - classification; Mathematical analysis; Models, Biological; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Population biology; Population growth; Prevention; Projection model; Protection and preservation; Reproduction; Risk; Species extinction; Survival; Threatened species; Trees - classification; Wildlife conservation; United States; Chicago Illinois; California; United States > US; Illinois

As ecosystems face disruption of community dynamics and habitat loss, the idea of determining ahead of time which species can become extinct is an important subject in conservation biology. A species’ vulnerability to extinction is dependent upon both intrinsic (life-history strategies, genetics) an...