How much do we know about the current extinction rate?

Since about 1600, 486 animal species have been recorded extinct. This represents about 0.04 of all animal species so far described. In the same period, 600 plant species are known to have disappeared, about 0.25 of the total. These figures are much smaller than those of the Permian/Triassic and C...

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Source	https://resources.unep-wcmc.org/products/WCMC_RT137
Author	UNEP-WCMC
Maintainer	UNEP-WCMC
Last Updated	March 9, 2023, 14:16 (UTC)
Created	March 9, 2023, 12:15 (UTC)
GUID	unep-wcmc-rsrc-report-wcmc_rt137
Issued	2023-03-09T01:00:38.284Z
Language	en
Modified	2023-03-09T01:00:38.284Z
Publisher email	info@unep-wcmc.org
Publisher name	UNEP-WCMC
Theme	Report
avg_rating	2
citation	Smith, F. D. M., May, R. M., Pellew, R., Johnson, T. H., & Walter, K. R. (1993). How much do we know about the current extinction rate? Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 8(10), 375–378. https://doi.org/10.1016/0169-5347(93)90223-c.
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date_published	1993-09-30
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short_description	<p>A journal article investigating knowledge on the current extinction rate.</p>