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extinction filter: a standalone construct

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Conservation biology

the idea that past extinctions already removed sensitive species, so surviving biotas may now look more resilient to disturbance.

In conservation biology, extinction filter refers to the idea that past extinctions already removed sensitive species, so surviving biotas may now look more resilient to disturbance. This meaning comes from Balmford (1996) in Trends in Ecology & Evolution.[1]

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conservation4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs disturbance3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs extinction4 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

Balmford, A. (1996). Extinction filters and current resilience: the significance of past selection pressures for conservation biology. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 11(5), 193-196. https://doi.org/10.1016/0169-5347(96)10026-4

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