A gradual #decline in #biodiversity may have led to a more devastating #ecosystem #collapse during the #PermianTriassic #MassExtinction , according to #NewResearch .

#Scientists #recreated #ancient #FoodWebs to determine how #species were #impacted during this event. But how well can our knowledge of past #extinction events #inform us about the #CurrentCrisis of #SpeciesLoss ?

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2023/april/can-ancient-food-webs-help-predict-biodiversity-collapse.html

#Science #paleontology #Studies #ClimateCrisis #ScientificResearch #OneEarth #ecological