@article{fdi:010090947, title = {{C}omprehensive conservation assessments reveal high extinction risks across {A}tlantic {F}orest trees}, author = {de {L}ima, {R}.{A}.{F}. and {D}auby, {G}illes and de {G}asper, {A}.{L}. and {F}ernandez, {E}.{P}. and {V}ibrans, {A}.{C}. and de {O}liveira, {A}.{A}. and {P}rado, {P}.{I}. and {S}ouza, {V}.{C}. and de {S}iqueira, {M}.{F}. and ter {S}teege, {H}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{B}iodiversity is declining globally, yet many biodiversity hotspots still lack comprehensive species conservation assessments. {U}sing multiple {I}nternational {U}nion for {C}onservation of {N}ature ({IUCN}) {R}ed {L}ist criteria to evaluate extinction risks and millions of herbarium and forest inventory records, we present automated conservation assessments for all tree species of the {A}tlantic {F}orest biodiversity hotspot, including average 1100 heretofore unassessed species. {A}bout 65% of all species and 82% of endemic species are classified as threatened. {W}e rediscovered five species classified as {E}xtinct on the {IUCN} {R}ed {L}ist and identified 13 endemics as possibly extinct. {U}ncertainties in species information had little influence on the assessments, but using fewer {R}ed {L}ist criteria severely underestimated threat levels. {W}e suggest that the conservation status of tropical forests worldwide is worse than previously reported.}, keywords = {{BRESIL} ; {PARAGUAY} ; {ARGENTINE} ; {AMAZONIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{S}cience}, volume = {383}, numero = {6679}, pages = {219--225}, ISSN = {0036-8075}, year = {2024}, DOI = {10.1126/science.abq5099}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090947}, }