Published in Science Advances · View the paper (DOI)
A global study by Utah State University researchers suggests that plant-eaters, including megaherbivores, are the most at-risk group for extinction. Human activities have led to the disproportionate extinction of herbivores compared to predators since the late Pleistocene.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Herbivores, not predators, most at risk of extinction S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources, Utah State University · Aug 5, 2020 · first to report
- Herbivorous vertebrates may face most daunting extinction risk American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Aug 5, 2020