The Plight of Reptiles as Ecological Actors in the Tropics
Earth's tropical ecosystems have witnessed several extinctions and a dramatic reduction of the range and abundance of large reptile species, which is directly related to the rise of early and modern humans. The occurrence of such extinctions, range reduction, species loss, and the consequences...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2017-12-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2017.00159/full |