Investigating the Correlates of Biodiversity Loss: A Cross-National Quantitative Analysis of Threatened Bird Species

摘要

Sociological literature has increasingly become concerned with environmental issues. One less developed area of inquiry in this vein has been the study of anthropogenic impacts on biodiversity We approach this topic through the study of threatened bird species by drawing on the small number of existing studies and by contributing our own original cross - sectional analysis of country-level data. Utilizing OLS regression techniques, results reveal several interaction effects that provide support for the basic theoretical propositions of world-systems theory We find partial support for Treadmill of Production theory and the various ecological perspectives in the Malthusian tradition. Our results fail to support ecological modernization theory Future research goals are also addressed.