Synergies between speciation and conservation science yield novel insights for mitigating the biodiversity crisis of the Anthropocene

The Earth is experiencing ongoing and devastating environ - mental change, largely, if not entirely, due to anthropogenic impacts. This is leading inexorably to the fragmentation of our biosphere and threatens biodiversity across all conti - nents and habitats. While forests harbor over 80% of terres - trial biodiversity, 70% of the Earth’s remaining forests are within 1 km of a forest edge ( 1 ). The loss of aquatic habitat is equally alarming, iconically represented by the dramatic loss of coral reef habitat, which is projected to reach an 84% loss in response to ongoing climate change

• Publication year

  2025

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  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

• Publication date

  2025-07-28

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1073/pnas.2500713122PMID 40720642PMCID 12337340
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