Organisms

Endangered Species

An animal or plant species in danger of extinction. Causes can include human activity, changing climate, or change in predator/prey ratios.

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Abstract

An animal or plant species in danger of extinction. Causes can include human activity, changing climate, or change in predator/prey ratios.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Species, Endangered
  • Threatened Species
  • Species, Threatened

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings economics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2010

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  1. B01w.050w.050.565w
  2. G16.500.275w.157w.049w.250w
  3. N06.230w.080.200w
  4. N06.230w.124w.049w.250w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Endangered Species. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D056727. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D056727
  2. Endangered Species. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endangered_species_(IUCN_status)
  3. Endangered Species. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96377276