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extinction

Term

the death of any lineages of organisms. Extinction can be local, (when it is known as extirpation) in which one population of a given species vanishes while others survive elsewhere, or total, in which all its populations vanish. [GBA]

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CHM Biodiversity

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http://biodiversity-chm.eea.europa.eu/nyglossary_terms/E/extinction

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