Can We Name Earth's Species Before They Go Extinct?
Can We Name Earth's Species Before They Go Extinct?
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Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Some people despair that most species will go extinct before they are discovered. However, such worries result from overestimates of how many species may exist, beliefs that the expertise to describe species is decreasing, and alarmist estimates of extinction rates. We argue that the number of species on Earth today is 5 ± 3 million, of which 1.5 m...
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Can We Name Earth's Species Before They Go Extinct?
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1808123468
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1808123468
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0036-8075
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1095-9203
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10.1126/science.1230318
