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Coextinction and cothreatened refer to the phenomenon of the loss or decline of a host species resulting in the loss or endangerment of another species that depends on it, potentially leading to cascading effects across trophic levels. The term was originated by the authors Stork and Lyal (1993) and was originally used to explain the extinction of parasitic insects following the loss of their specific hosts. The term is now used to describe the loss of any interacting species, including competition with their counterpart, and specialist herbivores with their food source. Coextinction is especi

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Within Vinony's link graph, 공멸종 is referenced by 219 other articles, and connects out to evolutionary biology, Quaternary extinction event and locally extinct species.

It is catalogued under the topic Extinction.

Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.

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