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Sea Turtle Glossary

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Extinction

The death of an entire species.

See also: endangered   extinct

WWW References:

• Extinction
• Mass Extinctions

Citations:

• Hays, G. C. 2005. Stemming the tide of turtle extinction. - Nature 433: 109.
• Roberts, C. M. and Hawkins, J. P. 1999. Extinction risk in the sea. - Trends in Ecology and Evolution 14.

Entered by: Brendan Godley
Modified by: Matthew Godfrey, Michael Coyne,
Entered: 2004-12-13 16:49:26
Last modified: 2005-10-08 15:56:56