Unrealistic assumptions invalidate extinction estimates

Comment

Kenneth J Feeley et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008.

. 2008 Dec 23;105(51):E121; author reply E122.

doi: 10.1073/pnas.0808335106. Epub 2008 Dec 16.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Colloquium paper: how many tree species are there in the Amazon and how many of them will go extinct?
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