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Extinction debt in plant communities: where are we now?
Author(s) -
Halley John M.,
Monokrousos Nikolaos,
Mazaris Antonios D.,
Vokou Despoina
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of vegetation science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1654-1103
pISSN - 1100-9233
DOI - 10.1111/jvs.12538
Subject(s) - extinction debt , extinction (optical mineralogy) , ecology , affect (linguistics) , habitat destruction , environmental resource management , lag , debt , habitat , geography , plant community , extinction event , environmental science , species richness , business , biology , computer science , psychology , sociology , demography , biological dispersal , population , paleontology , computer network , communication , finance
Abstract In many ecological communities, extinctions following habitat loss do not happen immediately. Understanding this delay is a major challenge, with conservation implications. In this issue, Otsu et al. show how landscape and management features affect the time lag. With this research as a starting point, we highlight the gaps and challenges still remaining in the study of extinction debt, especially in plant communities.