Conservationists predict massive extinctions as a result of habitat loss. Habitat loss undoubtedly does drive extinctions, but dealing with an unmet assumption that underlies these predictions yields much lower estimates. See Letter p.368
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Rahbek, C., Colwell, R. Species loss revisited. Nature 473, 288–289 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/473288a
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