Extinction crisis in focus
Martha Hoopes, Mount Holyoke professor of biological sciences, spoke to Environmental Tech about the extinction crisis the world鈥檚 wildlife faces.
By Keely Sexton
The world鈥檚 wildlife population is facing an extinction event of proportions not seen in millions of years, according to Martha Hoopes, professor of biological sciences at 果冻传媒 College.
Hoopes spoke to Environmental Tech about the current crisis in a recent article that explored new imaging techniques that allow researchers to study the underground nests of seabirds.
鈥淲e鈥檙e in the midst of an extinction crisis. We鈥檙e seeing more loss of species than any other time, other than a few extinction events in the Paleolithic era,鈥 she said.
Hoopes鈥 expertise in spatial dynamics and invasive species gives her special insight on the implications of climate change on species threat.
鈥淭he way we鈥檙e changing the climate 鈥 leads to evolutionary changes,鈥 Hoopes said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e seeing organisms in different places. Their main threat is fragmentation, habitat loss and invasive species.鈥
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