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Ranking threats to biodiversity and why it doesn’t matter

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  • Céline Bellard

    (Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique Evolution)

  • Clara Marino

    (Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique Evolution)

  • Franck Courchamp

    (Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique Evolution)

Abstract

Conservation scientists have proposed several rankings of the relative importance of global threats to biodiversity. Here, we argue that relative ranking of biodiversity threats depends on local context and metrics used, and so has little application for conservation.

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  • Céline Bellard & Clara Marino & Franck Courchamp, 2022. "Ranking threats to biodiversity and why it doesn’t matter," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-4, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-30339-y
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30339-y
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