Holocene extinction

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mass extinction event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Anthropocene_extinction
gptkb:Sixth_Extinction
gptkbp:beganIn approximately 10,000 BCE
gptkbp:cause gptkb:human
gptkbp:characterizedBy climate change
habitat destruction
invasive species
pollution
overexploitation
accelerated species loss
gptkbp:debatedBy some scientists
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:UN_biodiversity_assessments
scientific literature
IUCN reports
gptkbp:estimatedSpeciesLossPerYear thousands
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Holocene extinction
gptkbp:includesExtinctionOf many mammals
many reptiles
many amphibians
many birds
many fish
many invertebrates
many plants
gptkbp:notableExtinctions gptkb:Caribbean_monk_seal
gptkb:Guam_flying_fox
gptkb:Steller's_sea_cow
gptkb:great_auk
gptkb:western_black_rhinoceros
gptkb:bird
gptkb:Tasmanian_tiger
gptkb:Pyrenean_ibex
gptkb:dodo
gptkb:Yangtze_river_dolphin
gptkb:Pinta_giant_tortoise
gptkbp:ongoing true
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Quaternary_extinction_event
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:learned_society
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:urban_development
gptkb:Endangered_Species_Act
gptkb:IUCN_Red_List
overfishing
deforestation
ocean acidification
poaching
agricultural expansion
biodiversity loss
conservation movement
megafauna extinction
pollinator decline
climate crisis
ecosystem collapse
gptkbp:studiedBy ecologists
paleontologists
conservation biologists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sixth_mass_extinction
gptkb:Pleistocene_megafauna
gptkb:Extinction
gptkb:Quaternary_extinction_event
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6