Holocene extinction (ongoing)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Holocene_extinction_(ongoing)
GPTKB entity
Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mass extinction event
gptkbp:affects animals
birds
insects
amphibians
mammals
plants
reptiles
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Sixth_mass_extinction
gptkbp:beganIn approximately 10,000 BCE
gptkbp:causedBy gptkb:human
climate change
habitat destruction
invasive species
pollution
overhunting
gptkbp:comparedToBackgroundRate 100 to 1,000 times higher
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:IUCN_Red_List
gptkb:WWF_Living_Planet_Report
IPBES Global Assessment Report
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Holocene extinction (ongoing)
gptkbp:notableExtinctions gptkb:Steller's_sea_cow
gptkb:great_auk
gptkb:bird
gptkb:Tasmanian_tiger
gptkb:dodo
gptkb:Pinta_giant_tortoise
gptkbp:numberOfSpeciesThreatened over 1 million (as of 2020s)
gptkbp:ongoing true
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Cretaceous–Paleogene_extinction_event
gptkb:Quaternary_extinction_event
gptkbp:rateOfExtinction hundreds of species per year
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:learned_society
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Anthropocene
gptkb:IUCN_Red_List
conservation efforts
biodiversity loss
Endangered species
gptkbp:studiedBy ecologists
paleontologists
conservation biologists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Quaternary_extinction
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7