Drivers of extinction: the case of Azorean beetles.
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SUBMITTER: Terzopoulou S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4528476 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun
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Drivers of extinction: the case of Azorean beetles.
Terzopoulou Sofia S Rigal François F Whittaker Robert J RJ Borges Paulo A V PA Triantis Kostas A KA
Biology letters 20150601 6
Oceanic islands host a disproportionately high fraction of endangered or recently extinct endemic species. We report on species extinctions among endemic Azorean beetles following 97% habitat loss since AD 1440. We infer extinctions from historical and contemporary records and examine the influence of three predictors: geographical range, habitat specialization and body size. Of 55 endemic beetle species investigated (out of 63), seven can be considered extinct. Single-island endemics (SIEs) wer ...[more]
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