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Figure 4.1. Losses of Habitat as a Result of Land Use Change between 1970 and 2050 and Reduction in the Equilibrium Number of Vascular Plant Species under the MA Scenarios

(S10.2)

Extinctions of vascular plants will occur between now and sometime after 2050, when populations reach equilibrium with the remaining habitat.

Habitat loss as a Result of Land Use Change

Source: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
 Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Biodiversity Synthesis (2005) , p.61