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8 wrz 2023 · Since 1980, research on the causation of mass extinctions has been characterized by a ‘bandwagon effect’, in which a model developed for one specific mass extinction is claimed to apply to many or all biocrises, reducing agency to a single cause.
1 lip 2011 · A mass extinction or extinction event refers to an abrupt decrease in the number of species in a short span of geological time. The term is different from simple extinction that denotes in...
8 wrz 2023 · PDF | Theory regarding the causation of mass extinctions is in need of systematization, which is the focus of this contribution. Every mass extinction... | Find, read and cite all the...
1 lut 2020 · In addition, the current mass extinction is progressively underway; arising from multiple causes and mainly related to anthropogenic activities, widespread diseases, as well as the possibility of extraterrestrial impacts.
22 wrz 2023 · ‘Mass extinctions’ have been a hot topic for several decades. What triggers a mass extinction? How does a mass extinction impact the evolution of life? How does our ecosystem recover after a mass extinction? These questions attracted the interest of both scientists and the public alike.
11 wrz 1997 · This is the first systematic review of the mass extinctions of all organisms, plant and animal, terrestrial and marine, that have occurred in the history of life. This includes the major crisis 250 million years ago which nearly wiped out all life on Earth.
Mass extinction is considered as the most subject matter in paleontology that received several debated input. When looking to the past, we find five major mass extinctions, I believe, in the fossil record (e.g. Late Ordovician, Late Devonian, Late Permian, Late Triassic and Late Cretaceous).
