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One in six plant species on Earth at risk of dying out within 75 years: new study

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“Up to one in six plant species could be wiped out within 75 years”
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The provided evidence discusses general mass extinctions and the UN report on one million species at risk, but does not specifically mention the 'one in six plant species within 75 years' statistic.
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web search NEUTRAL — In a mass extinction, at least 75% of species go extinct within a relatively (by geological standard) short period of time.3 Typically less than two million years. The five mass extinctions.
https://ourworldindata.org/mass-extinctions
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web search NEUTRAL — "Species are going extinct at a faster rate than we've seen for millions of years" - Laura Foster reports. All this human activity is killing species in greater numbers than ever before.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48169783
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web search NEUTRAL — Up to one million animal and plant species are at risk of extinction, many within decades. Unless efforts to protect natural habitats are stepped up, the world could lose 40 percent of amphibian speci…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/5/6/we-are-destroying-ou…
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“7% to 16% of global plant species studied are expected to lose more than 90% of their range by 2100 under current climate change projections.”
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Two independent web results from UC Davis and a related news summary explicitly state that 7% to 16% of global plant species studied are expected to lose more than 90% of their range by 2100.
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web search NEUTRAL — Extinction risk from climate change This article is about data on extinction of plant or animal species due to climate change. For speculation about human extinction due to climate change, see Climate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction_risk_from_climate_c…
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web search NEUTRAL — An ecological modeling study from the University of California, Davis, found that 7% to 16% of global plant species studied are expected to lose more than 90% of their range, facing high risk of extin…
https://www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news/study-projects-plant-ex…
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web search NEUTRAL — An ecological modeling study from the University of California, Davis, found that 7% to 16% of global plant species studied are expected to lose more than 90% of their range, facing high risk of ...
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-extinctions-species-shifting-r…
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“High extinction rates are projected in southern Europe, the western United States and southern Australia”
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The search results for this claim provided general Wikipedia entries for Southern US and Southern Nevada, but no evidence regarding projected plant extinction rates for these specific regions.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Southern United States (sometimes Dixie, also referred to as the Southern States, the American South, the Southland, Dixieland, or simply the South) is one of the four census regions of the United…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_United_States
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web search NEUTRAL — Southern Nevada (SNV) is a region and the southern portion of the U.S. state of Nevada which includes the Las Vegas Valley. It also includes the areas in and around Pahrump and Pioche.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Nevada
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 13, 2026 · From expanding access to lifesaving resources to ensuring students are fed and ready to learn, the Southern Nevada Health District is spotlighting the people and programs making a real …
https://www.southernnevadahealthdistrict.org/
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“The findings, published in the journal Science, suggest that conservation strategies focused on assisted migration... may not reduce global plant extinctions induced by climate change.”
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The search results returned AI study tools and general education sites rather than the specific Science journal article or findings regarding assisted migration.
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web search NEUTRAL — Master any subject with Studley AI. Trusted by more than 2,000,000 top students. Create beautiful and interactive notes, flashcards, quizzes and podcasts from any content. Study smarter, not harder.
https://www.studley.ai/
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https://study.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — StudyFetch builds a personalized study plan from your materials, breaking them into an ordered sequence of topics so you learn things the right way. Instead of guessing what to review, you get flashca…
https://www.studyfetch.com/
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“Professor Xiaoli Dong, from the University of California, Davis”
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Multiple sources confirm Xiaoli Dong is a professor at the University of California, Davis, specifically within the Department of Environmental Science and Policy.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dong, X., A.B. Murray, and J.B. Heffernan. 2021. Competition among limestone depressions leads to self-organized regular patterning on a flat landscape. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface …
https://caes.ucdavis.edu/people/xiaoli-dong
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web search NEUTRAL — We are a research group in Spatial Ecology and theory of pattern formation in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of California Davis.Xiaoli is promoted to associated …
https://xdong05.github.io/
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web search NEUTRAL — Xiaoli Dong. institute of physics, chinese academy of sciences · national lab for superconductivity.The magneto-transport properties are systematically measured under c-direction fields up to 33 T for…
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Xiaoli-Dong-3
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“They used a database of nearly 68,000 plant species, which make up 18% of the world’s flora.”
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The evidence provided discusses general flora of New Guinea and World Flora Online's estimate of 400,000 species, but does not confirm the specific database of 68,000 species (18% of flora) used in the study.
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web search NEUTRAL — The flora of New Guinea is a mixture of many tropical rainforest species with origins in Asia, together with typically Australasian flora. Typical Southern Hemisphere flora include the conifers Podoca…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Guinea
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web search NEUTRAL — Early flowering plants (ephemers and ephemeroids) are an important component of the biosystem of steppes and deserts. These species form perennial pasture communities, for early grazing.Mapping Asia p…
https://ecology.dp.ua/index.php/ECO/article/view/1210
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web search NEUTRAL — There are an estimated 400,000 species of vascular plants on Earth, with some 10 percent more yet to be discovered. These plants, both known and unknown may hold answers to some of the world’s health,…
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/plant-science/plant-…
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“Among species facing extinction, according to the research, are eucalyptus in Australia”
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While Wikipedia and other sources confirm Eucalyptus is a dominant genus in Australia and discuss extinction risks generally, the specific link to the mentioned research study's findings is not explicitly corroborated by the provided search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — Eucalyptus is one of three similar genera that are commonly referred to as "eucalypts", the others being Corymbia and Angophora. Many species, though by no means all, are known as gum trees because th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucalyptus
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web search NEUTRAL — their current dominance of the Australian plant biomass is growing and is consistent with a drying climate and increasing. fire frequency following a very wet period during the Paleogene. The causes of…
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309746546_Evolution…
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web search NEUTRAL — Australia, through the lens of the dominant tree genera. The universally accepted framework for assessing extinction risk of biota is the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red Li…
https://www.academia.edu/113799960/Rarity_or_decline_Key_con…
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“eucalyptus... is a genus that covers three-quarters of the continent’s native forests”
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Evidence confirms Eucalyptus is native to Australia and widely distributed, but no source provided specifically confirms the 'three-quarters of the continent's native forests' statistic.
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web search NEUTRAL — Most species of Eucalyptus are trees, often mallees, and a few are shrubs. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalypteae, including Corymbia and Angophora, they are commonly known as eucaly…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucalyptus
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 19, 2025 · Pleasantly scented eucalyptus (Eucalyptus cinerea) is a favorite of many gardeners. Learn how to grow and care for it.
https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-grow-and-use-eucalyptus-176…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 7, 2019 · Eucalyptus is an evergreen tree that’s widely used for its medicinal properties. Although native to Australia, this popular tree now grows in many areas worldwide. It has a gum-infused b…
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/eucalyptus-leaves
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“Another is California’s spikemoss — one of the oldest surviving lineages of vascular plants, dating back over 400 million years.”
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“Around 28% of Earth’s surface will see an increase in local species richness as plants move in response to climate shifts”
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“Study first author Dr. Junna Wang, now at Yale University”
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“Areas likely to gain species richness are mostly in wet regions or those projected to become wetter such as the eastern United States, India, South East Asia and southern South America.”
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