The Social Costs of Keystone Species Collapse: Evidence from the Decline of Vultures in India
#4PRI RANKED
Most Cited Paper
in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
18 Months Post-Publication
Class of 2026
“The Social Costs of Keystone Species Collapse: Evidence from the Decline of Vultures in India”
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vulture decline India · keystone species collapse · diclofenac toxicity · scavenger ecosystem services · carcass removal · sanitation shock · Human-induced mortality · zoonotic disease transmission · patent expiry painkiller · functional extinction · species conservation valuation · environmental health externalities · mass extinction economics · Trophic cascade
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