The Status of the World's Land and Marine Mammals: Diversity, Threat, and Knowledge

Schipper, Jan; S. Chanson, Janice; Chiozza, Federica; A. Cox, Neil; Hoffmann, Michael; Katariya, Vineet; Lamoreux, John; S. L. Rodrigues, Ana; N. Stuart, Simon; J. Temple, Helen; Baillie, Jonathan; Boitani, Luigi; E. Lacher, Thomas; A. Mittermeier, Russell; T. Smith, Andrew; Absolon, Daniel; M. Aguiar, John; Amori, Giovanni; Bakkour, Noura; Baldi, Ricardo; J. Berridge, Richard; Bielby, Jon; Ann Black, Patricia; Julian Blanc, J.; M. Brooks, Thomas; A. Burton, James; M. Butynski, Thomas; Catullo, Gianluca; Chapman, Roselle; Cokeliss, Zoe; Collen, Ben; Conroy, Jim; G. Cooke, Justin; A. B. da Fonseca, Gustavo; E. Derocher, Andrew; T. Dublin, Holly; W. Duckworth, J.; Emmons, Louise; H. Emslie, Richard; Festa-Bianchet, Marco; Foster, Matt; Foster, Sabrina; L. Garshelis, David; Gates, Cormack; Gimenez-Dixon, Mariano; Gonzalez, Susana; Fernando Gonzalez-Maya, Jose; C. Good, Tatjana; Hammerson, Geoffrey; S. Hammond, Philip; Happold, David; Happold, Meredith; Hare, John; B. Harris, Richard; E. Hawkins, Clare; Haywood, Mandy; R. Heaney, Lawrence; Hedges, Simon; M. Helgen, Kristofer; Hilton-Taylor, Craig; Ainul Hussain, Syed; Ishii, Nobuo; A. Jefferson, Thomas; K. B. Jenkins, Richard; H. Johnston, Charlotte; Keith, Mark; Kingdon, Jonathan; H. Knox, David; M. Kovacs, Kit; Langhammer, Penny; Leus, Kristin; Lewison, Rebecca; Lichtenstein, Gabriela; F. Lowry, Lloyd; Macavoy, Zoe; M. Mace, Georgina; P. Mallon, David; Masi, Monica; W. McKnight, Meghan; A. MedelliÌn, Rodrigo; Medici, Patricia; Mills, Gus; D. Moehlman, Patricia; Molur, Sanjay; Mora, Arturo; Nowell, Kristin; F. Oates, John; Olech, Wanda; R. L. Oliver, William; Oprea, Monik; D. Patterson, Bruce; F. Perrin, William; A. Polidoro, Beth; Pollock, Caroline; Powel, Abigail; Protas, Yelizaveta; Racey, Paul; Ragle, Jim; Ramani, Pavithra; Rathbun, Galen; R. Reeves, Randall; B. Reilly, Stephen; E. Reynolds, John; Rondinini, Carlo; Grace Rosell-Ambal, Ruth; Rulli, Monica; B. Rylands, Anthony; Savini, Simona; J. Schank, Cody; Sechrest, Wes; Self-Sullivan, Caryn; Shoemaker, Alan; Sillero-Zubiri, Claudio; De Silva, Naamal; E. Smith, David; Srinivasulu, Chelmala; J. Stephenson, Peter; van Strien, Nico; Kumar Talukdar, Bibhab; L. Taylor, Barbara; Timmins, Rob; G. Tirira, Diego; F. Tognelli, Marcelo; Tsytsulina, Katerina; M. Veiga, Liza; VieÌ, Jean-Christophe; A. Williamson, Elizabeth; A. Wyatt, Sarah; Xie, Yan; E. Young, Bruce

doi:10.1126/science.1165115

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The Status of the World's Land and Marine Mammals: Diversity, Threat, and Knowledge

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Authors:

Jan Schipper

Janice S. Chanson

Federica Chiozza

Abstract

Knowledge of mammalian diversity is still surprisingly disparate, both regionally and taxonomically. Here, we present a comprehensive assessment of the conservation status and distribution of the world's mammals. Data, compiled by 1700+ experts, cover all 5487 species, including marine mammals. Glob...

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