Knowledge gaps and missing links in understanding mass extinctions: Can mathematical modeling help?

•A thorough revision of the mass extinction science is provided.•An overview of relevant models is provided with a brief outline of their use for modelling mass extinctions.•It is argued that mass extinction develops through a cascade of processes of different origin.•Several missing links and extin...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Physics of life reviews 2022-07, Vol.41, p.22-57
Hauptverfasser:	Sudakow, Ivan, Myers, Corinne, Petrovskii, Sergei, Sumrall, Colin D., Witts, James
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Allee effect Climate change Extinction kill mechanisms Extinction triggers Metapopulation Population dynamics
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