The Red List Index is a new indicator of species' extinction risk. It will make a major contribution in measuring the success of an internationally agreed aim to slow biodiversity loss by 2010.
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Brooks, T., Kennedy, E. Biodiversity barometers. Nature 431, 1046–1047 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/4311046a
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