Rodolfo Dirzo

Global state of biodiversity and loss
Rodolfo Dirzo, Peter Raven. Annual Review of Environment and Natural Resources. 2003: 28 137-167
Biodiversity, a crucial component of of Earth's life support systems, is directly relevant to human societies. We examined the dimensions and nature of the Earth's terrestrial biodiversity and reviewed the scientific facts concerning the rates of biodiversity loss and the drivers of such loss.