Population extinctions driven by climate change, population size, and time since observation may make rare species databases inaccurate
T. Kaye, M. A. Bahm, A. S. Thorpe, E. C. Gray, I. Pfingsten, C. Waddell
The paper models extinction risk for a rare orchid using elevation, population size, and time since observation, finding 31%-56% of reported populations may be extinct.
bioRxiv · Dec 24, 2018Ecology