Biodiversity: The ravages of guns, nets and bulldozers (original) (raw)

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The threats of old are still the dominant drivers of current species loss, indicates an analysis of IUCN Red List data by Sean Maxwell and colleagues.

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  1. Sean L. Maxwell is a PhD student in the School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.,
    Sean L. Maxwell
  2. Richard A. Fuller is an associate professor in the School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.,
    Richard A. Fuller
  3. Thomas M. Brooks is head of science and knowledge at the International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland.,
    Thomas M. Brooks
  4. James E. M. Watson is associate professor in the School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, and director of the Science and Research Initiative at the Global Conservation Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, New York, USA.,
    James E. M. Watson

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  1. Sean L. Maxwell
  2. Richard A. Fuller
  3. Thomas M. Brooks
  4. James E. M. Watson

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Maxwell, S., Fuller, R., Brooks, T. et al. Biodiversity: The ravages of guns, nets and bulldozers.Nature 536, 143–145 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/536143a

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