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| Pimiento, C.; Leprieur, F.; Silvestro, D.; Lefcheck, J. S.; Albouy, Camille; Rasher, D. B.; Davis, M.; Svenning, J.-c.; Griffin, J. N.. |
| Marine megafauna, the largest animals in the oceans, serve key roles in ecosystem functioning. Yet, one-third of these animals are at risk of extinction. To better understand the potential consequences of megafaunal loss, here we quantify their current functional diversity, predict future changes under different extinction scenarios, and introduce a new metric [functionally unique, specialized and endangered (FUSE)] that identifies threatened species of particular importance for functional diversity. Simulated extinction scenarios forecast marked declines in functional richness if current trajectories are maintained during the next century (11% globally; up to 24% regionally), with more marked reductions (48% globally; up to 70% at the poles) beyond random... |
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| Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00627/73919/73272.pdf |
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