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Has the Earth’s sixth mass extinction already arrived? | Researchclopedia

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Has the Earth’s sixth mass extinction already arrived?

20114,208 citationsReviewgreen Open Access

Authors

Anthony D. Barnosky · University of California, Berkeley

Nicholas J. Matzke · University of California, Berkeley

Susumu Tomiya · University of California, Berkeley

Guinevere O. U. Wogan · University of California, Berkeley

Brian Swartz · University of California, Berkeley

Tiago B. Quental · University of California, Berkeley

Charles R. Marshall

Topics & Keywords

Evolution and Paleontology Studies Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: Nature

Volume 471, Issue 7336, pp. 51-57

DOI: 10.1038/nature09678

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 239.17

· University of California, Berkeley

Jenny L. McGuire · University of California, Berkeley

Emily Lindsey · University of California, Berkeley

Kaitlin C. Maguire · University of California, Berkeley

Ben Mersey · University of California, Berkeley

Elizabeth Anne Ferrer