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Comment
. 2007 Jun 1;316(5829):1285; author reply 1285.
doi: 10.1126/science.1137730.

Comment on "Impacts of biodiversity loss on ocean ecosystem services"

John Jaenike  1
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Comment on "Impacts of biodiversity loss on ocean ecosystem services"

John Jaenike. Science. .

Abstract

Worm et al. (Research Articles, 3 November 2006, p. 787) used a power relation to predict a global collapse of fisheries by the year 2048. However, a linear regression of the data for the past 40 years yields an excellent fit, with a predicted date of collapse of 2114. Thus, long-term projections of fisheries collapse are highly dependent on the specific statistical model used.

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  • Impacts of biodiversity loss on ocean ecosystem services.
    Worm B, Barbier EB, Beaumont N, Duffy JE, Folke C, Halpern BS, Jackson JB, Lotze HK, Micheli F, Palumbi SR, Sala E, Selkoe KA, Stachowicz JJ, Watson R. Worm B, et al. Science. 2006 Nov 3;314(5800):787-90. doi: 10.1126/science.1132294. Science. 2006. PMID: 17082450

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