Are we in some way contributing to declining health of critical populations, such as the northern right whale with fewer than 400 individuals left? (scientificamerican.com)
It focuses on reaching everyone, in particular critical population groups many of whom live in humanitarian and fragile settings — where a majority of these deaths happen. (sciencedaily.com)
Dennis and Kemp further warn that evidence of Allee effects has been found in many other species, and the prospect that minimum critical population sizes exist argues for adopting more stringent precautionary principles in environmental management. (sciencedaily.com)