World's oceans move into 'extinction phase'

This is the central theme of the prophetic movie Soylent Green. In the end the only source of protein left on the planet is algae, but as the oceans continue to warm productivity falls off a cliff. Eventually they resort to the end game of all overpopulated human cultures - cannibalism in the form of recycled dead people which is turned into "Soylent Green" food blocks. The movie ends with the classic and chilling line - "Soylent Green is people". Br Cornelius Cool sounding movie, gonna search for and watch it!!

didnt need no experts to tell me the worlds eco system is falling apart i mean think about the over a hundred species going extinct in a rainforest each day

over a hundred species going extinct in a rainforest each day how do you know this? seems to be a wild claim.

how do you know this? seems to be a wild claim. The background extinction rate, based on fossil evidence is between 10 and 100 species per year. But this is only for species that leave fossil records. The true background rate, is undoubtedly much higher. The current extinction rate is about 27,000 species per year. That's about 74 species per day. So, you're right: 100 species per day is exaggerated, but is that enough to call it a "wild claim?" Most of the 27,000 species are tropical insects, particularly in the Amazon Basin. Habitat loss seems to be the major cause. Marine ecosystems are les... [More]

The current extinction rate is about 27,000 species per yearhow do you know this?think about how you would even measure this. it would be a huge undertaking to take even one reliable measurement, let alone continous measurements. given the standard of what gets published these days and the huge rise in retractions of scientific papers, I'd take that figure with a pinch of salt.

how do you know this? think about how you would even measure this. it would be a huge undertaking to take even one reliable measurement, let alone continous measurements. given the standard of what gets published these days and the huge rise in retractions of scientific papers, I'd take that figure with a pinch of salt. Doug explained this. It is an estimate based on the relative proportions of different phyla of species. You are correct in saying that it would be nearly impossible to directly correctly count - but if we have direct observations of the higher phyla we can make a very educated ... [More]

how do you know this? think about how you would even measure this. it would be a huge undertaking to take even one reliable measurement, let alone continous measurements. given the standard of what gets published these days and the huge rise in retractions of scientific papers, I'd take that figure with a pinch of salt. For beetles: Pick 100 overstory trees in the Amazon rain forest. Place cone-shaped collectors in a grid pattern on the ground. Fog the trees with insecticide. Collect the cones and see what beetles/insects you have collected. Wait a few years, then repeat the process. Wait a fe... [More]

Species–area relationships always overestimate extinction rates from habitat loss Extinction from habitat loss is the signature conservation problem of the twenty-first century. Despite its importance, estimating extinction rates is still highly uncertain because no proven direct methods or reliable data exist for verifying extinctions... http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v473/n7347/full/nature09985.html from wikipedia:

If this is similar to every other mass extinction in history, then I would think humans are not responsible.

Red Tide, fun times ahead.