study, though it still exists elsewhere. Local extinctions are contrasted with global extinctions. Local extinctions mark a change in the ecology of an area...

Extinction is the termination of a taxon by the death of its last member. A taxon may become functionally extinct before the death of its last member if...

Holocene extinction, or Anthropocene extinction, is the ongoing extinction event caused by humans during the Holocene epoch. These extinctions span numerous...

Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) extinction event, also known as the Cretaceous–Tertiary (K–T) extinction, was a sudden mass extinction of three-quarters of the...

Human extinction is the hypothetical end of the human species, either by population decline due to extraneous natural causes, such as an asteroid impact...

the end-Ordovician mass extinction or the Ordovician-Silurian extinction, is the first of the "big five" major mass extinction events in Earth's history...

refers to any occurrence of delayed extinction. Extinction debt may be local or global, but most examples are local as these are easier to observe and...

Marine extinction intensity during Phanerozoic % Millions of years ago (H) K–Pg Tr–J P–Tr Cap Late D O–S The Triassic–Jurassic (Tr-J) extinction event...

Marine extinction intensity during Phanerozoic % Millions of years ago (H) K–Pg Tr–J P–Tr Cap Late D O–S An extinction event (also known as a mass extinction...

De-extinction (also known as resurrection biology, or species revivalism) is the process of generating an organism that either resembles or is an extinct...

P–Tr) extinction event (PTME; also known as the Late Permian extinction event, the Latest Permian extinction event, the End-Permian extinction event,...

The Late Pleistocene to the beginning of the Holocene saw numerous extinctions of predominantly megafaunal (typically defined as having body masses over...

Extinction Rebellion (abbreviated as XR) is a UK-founded global environmental movement, with the stated aim of using nonviolent civil disobedience to compel...

In astronomy, extinction is the absorption and scattering of electromagnetic radiation by dust and gas between an emitting astronomical object and the...

The Voluntary Human Extinction Movement (VHEMT) is an environmental movement that calls for all people to abstain from reproduction in order to cause the...

lists of species and organisms that have become extinct. The reasons for extinction range from natural occurrences, such as shifts in the Earth's ecosystem...

wild species for an alphabetical list Extinction Ecological extinction Lists of extinct species Local extinction Nature conservation Species reintroduction...

Functional extinction is the extinction of a species or other taxon such that: It disappears from the fossil record, or historic reports of its existence...

Marine extinction intensity during Phanerozoic % Millions of years ago (H) K–Pg Tr–J P–Tr Cap Late D O–S The Late Devonian extinction consisted of several...

The extinction symbol represents the threat of holocene extinction on Earth; a circle represents the planet and a stylised hourglass is a warning that...

sixth extinction. In the book, Kolbert chronicles previous mass extinction events, and compares them to the accelerated, widespread extinctions during...

in the exclusion of a species in the habitat, niche separation, and local extinction. The changes of these species over time can also change communities...

Extinction vortices are a class of models through which conservation biologists, geneticists and ecologists can understand the dynamics of and categorize...

Background extinction rate, also known as the normal extinction rate, refers to the standard rate of extinction in Earth's geological and biological history...

There are several plausible pathways that could lead to an increased extinction risk from climate change. Every plant and animal species has evolved to...

soloensis Panthera tigris trinilensis Panthera tigris acutidens Holocene extinction Nowell, K. & Jackson, P. (1996). "Tiger, Panthera tigris (Linnaeus, 1758)"...

which occurred in a region during prehistory but have since suffered local extinction there due to human involvement. A native species in a location is not...

is now Red Listed, meaning that it is considered to be at risk of local extinction. Outside its native range, the species was introduced to New Zealand...

This is a list of extinction events, both mass and minor:   "Big Five" major extinction events (see graphic) Marine extinction intensity during Phanerozoic...

E-OG Marine extinction intensity during Phanerozoic % Millions of years ago (H) K–Pg Tr–J P–Tr Cap Late D O–S The Eocene–Oligocene extinction event, also...