The status of the world's land and marine mammals: diversity, threat, and knowledge

Science

Volumn 322, Issue 5899, 2008, Pages 225-230

  Schipper, Jan ^a,b   Chanson, Janice S ^a,b   Chiozza, Federica ^c   Cox, Neil A ^a,b   Hoffmann, Michael ^a,b   Katariya, Vineet ^a   Lamoreux, John ^a,d   Rodrigues, Ana S L ^e,f   Stuart, Simon N ^a,b   Temple, Helen J ^g   Baillie, Jonathan ^h   Boitani, Luigi ^c   Lacher Jr , Thomas E ^b,d   Mittermeier, Russell A ^b   Smith, Andrew T ⁱ   Absolon, Daniel ^j   Aguiar, John M ^b,d   Amori, Giovanni ^k   Bakkour, Noura ^b,l   Baldi, Ricardo ^m,n   Berridge, Richard J ^o   Bielby, Jon ^h,p   Black, Patricia Ann ^q   Blanc, J Julian ^j   Brooks, Thomas M ^b,r,s   Burton, James A ^t,u   Butynski, Thomas M ^v,w   Catullo, Gianluca ^x   Chapman, Roselle ^j   Cokeliss, Zoe ^h   Collen, Ben ^h   Conroy, Jim ^y   Cooke, Justin G ^z   Da Fonseca, Gustavo A B ^aa,ab   Derocher, Andrew E ^ac   Dublin, Holly T ^ad   Duckworth, J W ^ae   Emmons, Louise ^af   Emslie, Richard H ^ag   Festa Bianchet, Marco ^ah   Foster, Matt ^b   Foster, Sabrina ^ai   Garshelis, David L ^aj   Gates, Cormack ^ak   Gimenez Dixon, Mariano ^j   Gonzalez, Susana ^al   Gonzalez Maya, Jose Fernando ^am   Good, Tatjana C ^an   Hammerson, Geoffrey ^ao   Hammond, Philip S ^ap   Happold, David ^aq   Happold, Meredith ^aq   Hare, John ^ar   Harris, Richard B ^as   Hawkins, Clare E ^s,at   Haywood, Mandy ^au   Heaney, Lawrence R ^av   Hedges, Simon ^ae   Helgen, Kristofer M ^af   Hilton Taylor, Craig ^g   Hussain, Syed Ainul ^aw   Ishii, Nobuo ^ax   Jefferson, Thomas A ^ay   Jenkins, Richard K B ^az,ba   Johnston, Charlotte H ⁱ   Keith, Mark ^bb   Kingdon, Jonathan ^bc   Knox, David H ^bd   Kovacs, Kit M ^be,bf   Langhammer, Penny ⁱ   Leus, Kristin ^bg   Lewison, Rebecca ^bh   Lichtenstein, Gabriela ^bi   Lowry, Lloyd F ^bj   Macavoy, Zoe ^p   Mace, Georgina M ^p   Mallon, David P ^bk   Masi, Monica ^x   McKnight, Meghan W ^j   Medellín, Rodrigo A ^bl   Medici, Patricia ^bm,bn   Mills, Gus ^bo   Moehlman, Patricia D ^bp   Molur, Sanjay ^bq,br   Mora, Arturo ^bs   Nowell, Kristin ^bt   Oates, John F ^bu   Olech, Wanda ^bv   Oliver, William R L ^bw   Oprea, Monik ^af   Patterson, Bruce D ^av   Perrin, William F ^ay   Polidoro, Beth A ^a   Pollock, Caroline ^g   Powel, Abigail ^bx   Protas, Yelizaveta ^l   Racey, Paul ^az   Ragle, Jim ^a   Ramani, Pavithra ^ai   Rathbun, Galen ^by   Reeves, Randall R ^bz   Reilly, Stephen B ^ay   Reynolds III, John E ^ca   Rondinini, Carlo ^c   Rosell Ambal, Ruth Grace ^cb   Rulli, Monica ^x   Rylands, Anthony B ^b   Savini, Simona ^x   Schank, Cody J ^ai   Sechrest, Wes ^ai   Self Sullivan, Caryn ^cc   Shoemaker, Alan ^cd   Sillero Zubiri, Claudio ^bc   De Silva, Naamal ^b   Smith, David E ^ai   Srinivasulu, Chelmala ^ce   Stephenson, Peter J ^cf   Van Strien, Nico ^cg   Talukdar, Bibhab Kumar ^ch   Taylor, Barbara L ^ay   Timmins, Rob ^j   Tirira, Diego G ^ci   Tognelli, Marcelo F ^cj,ck   Tsytsulina, Katerina ^cl   Veiga, Liza M ^cm   Vié, Jean Christophe ^a   Williamson, Elizabeth A ^cn   Wyatt, Sarah A ^b   Xie, Yan ^co   Young, Bruce E ^ao   more..

^a IUCN   (Switzerland)

^b Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science and Oceans   (United States)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^f INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^g IUCN Species Programme   (United Kingdom)

^h INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche ^*  (United States)

^k CNR   (Italy)

^l Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^m Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

ⁿ WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Argentina)

^o Mantella Conservationorg   (United Kingdom)

^p IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^q UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^r UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS   (Philippines)

^s UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^t EARTHWATCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^u UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^v Eastern Africa Primate Diversity and Conservation Program   (Kenya)

^w DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^x Istituto di Ecologia Applicata   (Italy)

^y Celtic Environment Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^z Ctr for Ecosystem Mgmt Studies   (Germany)

^aa Global Environment Facility   (United States)

^ab FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^ac UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^ad SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^ae WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^af DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^ag IUCN SSC (Species Survival Commission)   (South Africa)

^ah UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^ai UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^aj MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^ak UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^al INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

^am ProCAT International   (Costa Rica)

^an JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^ao NATURESERVE   (United States)

^ap UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^aq AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^ar School Farm   (United Kingdom)

^as UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^at DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^au UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^av FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^aw WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA   (India)

^ax TOKYO WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^ay NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^az UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^ba MADAGASIKARA VOAKAJY   (Madagascar)

^bb UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^bc UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^bd Conservation International ^*  (South Africa)

^be NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^bf UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^bg CENTER FOR ZOO AND WILD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Denmark)

^bh SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^bi Instituto Nacional de Antropologia y Pensamiento Latinoamericano   (Argentina)

^bj UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^bk MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^bl INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^bm Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas IPÊ   (Brazil)

^bn UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^bo The Tony and Lisette Lewis Foundation South Africa   (South Africa)

^bp ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^bq Zoo Outreach Organisation   (India)

^br Wildl Info and Liaison Devmt Soc   (India)

^bs IUCN South America Office   (Ecuador)

^bt Cat Action Treasury   (United States)

^bu CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^bv WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^bw FAUNA AND FLORA INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^bx VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^by CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

^bz Okapi Wildlife Associates Canada   (Canada)

^ca MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^cb Mote Marine Laboratory ^*  (Philippines)

^cc Sirenian International   (United States)

^cd IUCN Tapir Specialist Group   (United States)

^ce OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^cf WWF INTERNATIONAL   (Switzerland)

^cg WHITE OAK CONSERVATION CENTER   (United States)

^ch Aaranyak   (India)

^ci Fundacion Mamiferos y Conservacion   (Ecuador)

^cj LABORATORIO DE ENTOMOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^ck UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^cl Russian Bat Research Group   (Russian Federation)

^cm MUSEU PARAENSE EMÍLIO GOELDI   (Brazil)

^cn UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^co INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDEMISM; MACROECOLOGY; MAMMAL; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT; MAMMAL; MARINE SPECIES; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES EXTINCTION; TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION; TAXONOMY; TERRESTRIAL SPECIES;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BODY SIZE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ECOSYSTEM; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL; MAMMALS; MARINE BIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEAWATER;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 53749107047     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1165115     Document Type: Article

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