10.6084/m9.figshare.7411688.v1 Oluwadara Olatifede Oluwadara Olatifede Kathleen Bao Kathleen Bao Azhar Ali Azhar Ali Saarah Popalzay Saarah Popalzay Bukunmi Omotoso Bukunmi Omotoso Biodiversity and Species Lost figshare 2018 Species loss Biodiversity biodiversity patterns biodiversity decline Science Policy Conservation and Biodiversity 2018-12-03 16:17:07 Dataset https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Biodiversity_and_Species_Lost/7411688 <div>Biodiversity is declining at a rapid rate due to climate change, pollution, introduced exotic species, changes in nitrogen cycle, acid rain and atmospheric CO2 emissions – all of which are linked to the increasing human population. The percentage of species lost has been increasing at an exponential rate. Species biomass have also been decreasing.</div>