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NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
Volume 3, Issue 7, Pages 1043-1047Publisher
NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41559-019-0906-2
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- Swedish Research Council Formas [2012-1022-215]
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Most people can name a mammal or bird that has become extinct in recent centuries, but few can name a recently extinct plant. We present a comprehensive, global analysis of modern extinction in plants. Almost 600 species have become extinct, at a higher rate than background extinction, but almost as many have been erroneously declared extinct and then been rediscovered. Reports of extinction on islands, in the tropics and of shrubs, trees or species with narrow ranges are least likely to be refuted by rediscovery. Plant extinctions endanger other organisms, ecosystems and human well-being, and must be understood for effective conservation planning.
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