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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > ideologies > libertarianism > libertarianism and policy > natural environment > environmental deterioration > pollution > extinction of species
... > social science subjects > geography > geographic features > natural environment > environmental deterioration > pollution > extinction of species
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > campaigns, elections and electoral behavior > campaigns, elections, and the law > natural environment > environmental deterioration > pollution > extinction of species
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > population and environment > pollution > extinction of species
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > social and cultural geography > animal geographies > extinction of species
... > social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > geography/geology > biogeography > animal geographies > extinction of species
... > social science subjects > geography > Earth science > physical geography > biogeography > animal geographies > extinction of species
... > other subjects > natural sciences > Earth science > physical geography > biogeography > animal geographies > extinction of species

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extinction of species  

Definition

  • As long as members of a species survive and reproduce themselves, they perpetuate themselves. However, if all the members of a species die, then the species becomes extinct. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Extinction of Species]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-DF3LWGFS-P

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