Endangered Species

"Endangered Species" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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An animal or plant species in danger of extinction. Causes can include human activity, changing climate, or change in predator/prey ratios.

Descriptor ID

D056727

MeSH Number(s)

B01.050.050.565

G16.500.275.157.049.250

J01.256.214

N06.230.080.200

N06.230.124.049.250

Concept/Terms

Endangered Species

Threatened Species

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Endangered Species".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Animal Population Groups [B01.050.050]
Endangered Species [B01.050.050.565]
Biological Sciences [G]
Biological Phenomena [G16]
Ecological and Environmental Phenomena [G16.500]
Environment [G16.500.275]
Ecosystem [G16.500.275.157]
Biodiversity [G16.500.275.157.049]
Endangered Species [G16.500.275.157.049.250]
Technology, Industry, Agriculture [J]
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture [J01]
Conservation of Natural Resources [J01.256]
Endangered Species [J01.256.214]
Health Care [N]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Environment [N06.230]
Conservation of Natural Resources [N06.230.080]
Endangered Species [N06.230.080.200]
Ecosystem [N06.230.124]
Biodiversity [N06.230.124.049]
Endangered Species [N06.230.124.049.250]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Endangered Species".

publications

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Endangered Species" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Endangered Species" was a major or minor topic of these publication.

Bar chart showing 19 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2010 and 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2010	2	1	3
2011	0	1	1
2012	0	1	1
2013	1	0	1
2014	0	1	1
2015	1	0	1
2016	1	1	2
2018	2	0	2
2019	2	1	3
2020	0	1	1
2021	1	0	1
2023	0	2	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Endangered Species" by people in Profiles.

Incorporating global change reveals extinction risk beyond the current Red List. Curr Biol. 2023 09 11; 33(17):3669-3678.e4.

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Human-caused wolf mortality persists for years after discontinuation of hunting. Sci Rep. 2023 07 08; 13(1):11084.

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Why humans kill animals and why we cannot avoid it. Sci Total Environ. 2023 Oct 20; 896:165283.

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Testing a global standard for quantifying species recovery and assessing conservation impact. Conserv Biol. 2021 12; 35(6):1833-1849.

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Set a global target for ecosystems. Nature. 2020 02; 578(7795):360-362.

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Assessing ecological function in the context of species recovery. Conserv Biol. 2020 06; 34(3):561-571.

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Altered lentiviral infection dynamics follow genetic rescue of the Florida panther. Proc Biol Sci. 2019 10 23; 286(1913):20191689.

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Multiple Introductions of Domestic Cat Feline Leukemia Virus in Endangered Florida Panthers. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 01; 25(1):92-101.

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Innovative assembly strategy contributes to understanding the evolution and conservation genetics of the endangered Solenodon paradoxus from the island of Hispaniola. Gigascience. 2018 06 01; 7(6).

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The Complete Phylogeny of Pangolins: Scaling Up Resources for the Molecular Tracing of the Most Trafficked Mammals on Earth. J Hered. 2018 05 11; 109(4):347-359.

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