"Extinction, Biological" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The ceasing of existence of a species or taxonomic groups of organisms.
| Descriptor ID |
D053476
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G16.510
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| Concept/Terms |
Extinction, Biological- Extinction, Biological
- Biological Extinction
- Biological Extinctions
- Extinctions, Biological
Extinction, Mass- Extinction, Mass
- Extinctions, Mass
- Mass Extinctions
- Mass Extinction
Extinction, Species- Extinction, Species
- Extinctions, Species
- Species Extinctions
- Species Extinction
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Extinction, Biological" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of multiple small and persistent threats on extinction risk. Conserv Biol. 2022 Oct; 36(5):e13901.
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Thallium isotopes reveal protracted anoxia during the Toarcian (Early Jurassic) associated with volcanism, carbon burial, and mass extinction. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 06 26; 115(26):6596-6601.
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Rapid recovery of life at ground zero of the end-Cretaceous mass extinction. Nature. 2018 06; 558(7709):288-291.
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The evolutionary time machine: using dormant propagules to forecast how populations can adapt to changing environments. Trends Ecol Evol. 2013 May; 28(5):274-82.
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Human arrival scenarios have a strong influence on interpretations of the late Quaternary extinctions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Sep 11; 109(37):E2409-10; author reply E2411.
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Emerging fungal threats to animal, plant and ecosystem health. Nature. 2012 Apr 11; 484(7393):186-94.
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Species-specific responses of Late Quaternary megafauna to climate and humans. Nature. 2011 Nov 02; 479(7373):359-64.
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Trees as templates for tropical litter arthropod diversity. Oecologia. 2010 Sep; 164(1):201-11.
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Science priorities. Inappropriate use and portrayal of chimpanzees. Science. 2008 Mar 14; 319(5869):1487.