extinction

Summary

extinction is a biological phenomenon^[1]. extinction ranks in the top 8% of biological_phenomenon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,964 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• extinction's instance of is recorded as biological phenomenon^[3].
• extinction is a type of extinction^[4].
• extinction is a type of biological risk^[5].
• extinction is a type of death^[6].
• extinction is part of environmental degradation^[7].
• extinction is part of biodiversity loss^[8].
• extinction is part of extinction event^[9].
• extinction's Commons category is recorded as Extinction^[10].
• extinction is the opposite of speciation^[11].
• extinction is the opposite of survival^[12].
• extinction comprises Functional extinction^[13].
• extinction comprises locally extinct species^[14].
• extinction comprises pseudoextinction^[15].
• extinction's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Extinction^[16].
• extinction's facet of is recorded as Holocene extinction^[17].
• extinction's facet of is recorded as conservation status^[18].
• extinction's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• extinction's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[20].
• extinction's partially coincident with is recorded as defaunation^[21].
• extinction's topic has template is recorded as Template:Extinction^[22].
• extinction's has effect is recorded as extinct taxon^[23].
• extinction's different from is recorded as extinction^[24].
• extinction's studied by is recorded as speciation and extinction^[25].
• extinction's studied by is recorded as population dynamics^[26].
• extinction's studied by is recorded as history of life^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

extinction's instance of is recorded as biological phenomenon^[3]. Recorded subclass of include extinction^[4], biological risk^[5], and death^[6]. Recorded opposite of include speciation^[11] and survival^[12].

Use and Application

Components include Functional extinction^[13]; locally extinct species^[14], a biogeographical status^[28]; and pseudoextinction^[15]. Part of include environmental degradation^[7], a pollution^[29]; biodiversity loss^[8], a concept^[30]; and extinction event^[9].

Why It Matters

extinction ranks in the top 8% of biological_phenomenon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,964 views/month).^[2] extinction has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] extinction is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]