Extinction: The Causes and Consequences of the Disappearance of Species
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Extinction: The Causes and Consequences of the Disappearance of Species is an influential environmental science book examining the drivers, scale, and implications of modern species loss for ecosystems and humanity.
All labels observed (1)
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| Extinction: The Causes and Consequences of the Disappearance of Species canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2939770 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Extinction: The Causes and Consequences of the Disappearance of Species Context triple: [Anne H. Ehrlich, notableWork, Extinction: The Causes and Consequences of the Disappearance of Species]
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The Diversity of Life
The Diversity of Life is a landmark book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the richness of Earth’s species, the processes that generate biodiversity, and the threats posed by human activity.
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The Sixth Extinction
The Sixth Extinction is a nonfiction book by Elizabeth Kolbert that examines humanity’s role in causing an ongoing mass extinction of species and its implications for the planet’s future.
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C.
SAFE: Saving Animals From Extinction
SAFE: Saving Animals From Extinction is a conservation initiative that coordinates zoos, aquariums, and partners to protect and recover threatened and endangered species worldwide.
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D.
The End of Nature
The End of Nature is an influential 1989 environmental book by Bill McKibben that is often considered the first major work on global warming written for a general audience.
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E.
What Evolution Is
What Evolution Is is a comprehensive book by evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr that explains the mechanisms, evidence, and implications of biological evolution for a general audience.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Extinction: The Causes and Consequences of the Disappearance of Species Target entity description: Extinction: The Causes and Consequences of the Disappearance of Species is an influential environmental science book examining the drivers, scale, and implications of modern species loss for ecosystems and humanity.
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A.
The Diversity of Life
The Diversity of Life is a landmark book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the richness of Earth’s species, the processes that generate biodiversity, and the threats posed by human activity.
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B.
The Sixth Extinction
The Sixth Extinction is a nonfiction book by Elizabeth Kolbert that examines humanity’s role in causing an ongoing mass extinction of species and its implications for the planet’s future.
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C.
SAFE: Saving Animals From Extinction
SAFE: Saving Animals From Extinction is a conservation initiative that coordinates zoos, aquariums, and partners to protect and recover threatened and endangered species worldwide.
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D.
The End of Nature
The End of Nature is an influential 1989 environmental book by Bill McKibben that is often considered the first major work on global warming written for a general audience.
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E.
What Evolution Is
What Evolution Is is a comprehensive book by evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr that explains the mechanisms, evidence, and implications of biological evolution for a general audience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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environmental science book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| addresses |
conservation strategies
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policy responses to biodiversity loss ⓘ public awareness of extinction ⓘ role of science in conservation ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
analyze consequences of extinction for ecosystems
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analyze consequences of extinction for human societies ⓘ explain causes of species extinction ⓘ quantify scale of species loss ⓘ |
| describes |
historical patterns of extinction
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mass extinction events ⓘ modern biodiversity crisis ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
interdependence of species and ecosystems
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urgency of conservation action ⓘ |
| examines |
climate change impacts on species
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economic implications of biodiversity loss ⓘ ecosystem services ⓘ ethical dimensions of extinction ⓘ habitat destruction ⓘ human activities causing extinction ⓘ invasive species ⓘ overexploitation of species ⓘ pollution ⓘ scientific understanding of extinction rates ⓘ |
| field |
conservation science
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ecology ⓘ environmental science ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
consequences of extinction for humanity
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drivers of species extinction ⓘ ecological consequences of extinction ⓘ scale of modern species loss ⓘ |
| genre | science writing ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
environmentalist
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scientific ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in environmental issues
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policy makers concerned with biodiversity ⓘ researchers in ecology and conservation ⓘ students of environmental science ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
biodiversity loss
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conservation biology ⓘ environmental impact ⓘ extinction ⓘ species disappearance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Extinction: The Causes and Consequences of the Disappearance of Species Description of subject: Extinction: The Causes and Consequences of the Disappearance of Species is an influential environmental science book examining the drivers, scale, and implications of modern species loss for ecosystems and humanity.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Anne H. Ehrlich
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notableWork
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Extinction: The Causes and Consequences of the Disappearance of Species
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