For animals, this could mean making sure a population doesn't get so small that something like a disease
outbreak —
such as the one that happened with saiga antelope in 2015 — or a really
bad winter results in extinction.
«This resonates with the cautionary message of the landmark 2015 study by Lloyd's of London, which showed that the global food system is actually under significant pressure from potential, coinciding shocks,
such as
bad weather combined with crop disease
outbreaks,» Braun said.