The Role of Conservation Biology in Understanding the Importance of Arctic Sea Ice

Abstract

The transdisciplinary nature of conservation biology is pivotal to understanding the concept of near-term human extinction. The rate of environmental change impacts the habitat of all organisms, and loss of habitat underlies extinction. These concepts apply to all species, including Homo sapiens. The ongoing and expected rates of environmental change indicate human extinction in the near term, with loss of Arctic sea ice an important driving force.

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“…Earlier research indicates several means by which Homo sapiens could lose habitat on Earth [6]. As with other species that lose habitat, human extinction will follow shortly thereafter [7]. The current analysis describes the probable means by which humans will die as part of the extinction of our species.…”

“…Extinction is irreversible, The following information portrays a likely timeline to human extinction. It represents my educated opinion, based on a long career as a conservation biologist with an interest in the relevant issues of speciation, extinction, and habitat [7].…”

“…This outcome results from "the obvious conclusion that a consumer cannot survive without its resources" [12]. Such a rise in global temperature will result from the forthcoming icefree Arctic Ocean and its immediate impacts, or perhaps from other phenomena currently under way and accelerating [7].…”