Latent extinction risk
Overview
In conservation biology
, latent extinction risk is a measure of the potential for a species to become threatened.
Latent risk can most easily be described as the difference, or discrepancy, between the current observed extinction risk of a species (typically as quantified by the [IUCN Red List]) and the theoretical extinction risk of a species predicted by its biological or life history
characteristics.
Because latent risk is the discrepancy between current and predicted risks, estimates of both of these values are required (See population modeling
and population dynamics
).
Conservation biology
Conservation biology is the scientific study of the nature and status of Earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction...
, latent extinction risk is a measure of the potential for a species to become threatened.
Latent risk can most easily be described as the difference, or discrepancy, between the current observed extinction risk of a species (typically as quantified by the [IUCN Red List]) and the theoretical extinction risk of a species predicted by its biological or life history
Biological life cycle
A life cycle is a period involving all different generations of a species succeeding each other through means of reproduction, whether through asexual reproduction or sexual reproduction...
characteristics.
Because latent risk is the discrepancy between current and predicted risks, estimates of both of these values are required (See population modeling
Population modeling
A population model is a type of mathematical model that is applied to the study of population dynamics.Models allow a better understanding of how complex interactions and processes work. Modeling of dynamic interactions in nature can provide a manageable way of understanding how numbers change over...
and population dynamics
Population dynamics
Population dynamics is the branch of life sciences that studies short-term and long-term changes in the size and age composition of populations, and the biological and environmental processes influencing those changes...
).