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Tropical deforestation is a leading cause of animal species extinction and population decline.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that tropical deforestation is a leading cause of animal species extinction and population decline?

Unclear. Several sources link tropical deforestation to biodiversity loss, habitat fragmentation, and population declines, with one estimate warning of mass-extinction-level losses if deforestation continues unabated. However, the placed items are mostly partial, covering single species or groups rather than establishing deforestation as a leading global cause of animal extinction.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 8 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 8
Deforestation
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Deforestation. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation

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Tropical Deforestation.
1988
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H., R. P. (1988). Tropical Deforestation.. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ379216

Global biodiversity loss from tropical deforestation -
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Global biodiversity loss from tropical deforestation - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1706264114

Orangutan movement and population dynamics across human-modified landscapes: implications of policy and management
2021
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Orangutan movement and population dynamics across human-modified landscapes: implications of policy and management. (2021). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-021-01286-8

Global deforestation and its relation to animal extinction
2022
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Tarkik-Gautam-Ranjan (2022). Global deforestation and its relation to animal extinction. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7745276

Elevational Ranges of Montane Birds and Deforestation in the Western Andes of Colombia
2015
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Ocampo-Peñuela, N. & Pimm, S. L. (2015). Elevational Ranges of Montane Birds and Deforestation in the Western Andes of Colombia. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0143311

Upslope Range Shifts of Andean Dung Beetles in Response to Deforestation: Compounding and Confounding Effects of Microclimatic Change
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Upslope Range Shifts of Andean Dung Beetles in Response to Deforestation: Compounding and Confounding Effects of Microclimatic Change. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7429.2011.00768.x

Impending extinction crisis of the world's primates: Why primates matter.
2017
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Estrada, A., Garber, P. A., Rylands, A. B., Roos, C., Fernandez-Duque, E., Fiore, A. D., Nekaris, K. A., Nijman, V., Heymann, E. W., Lambert, J. E., Rovero, F., Barelli, C., Setchell, J. M., Gillespie, T. R., Mittermeier, R. A., Arregoitia, L. V., Guinea, M. d., Gouveia, S., Dobrovolski, R., & Shanee, S. (2017). Impending extinction crisis of the world's primates: Why primates matter.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1600946

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