Habitat Loss and Extinction in the Hotspots of Biodiversity
Habitat Loss and Extinction in the Hotspots of Biodiversity
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Boston, MA, USA: Blackwell Science Inc
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English
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Boston, MA, USA: Blackwell Science Inc
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Nearly half the world's vascular plant species and one-third of terrestrial vertebrates are endemic to 25 "hotspots" of biodiversity, each of which has at least 1500 endemic plant species. None of these hotspots have more than one-third of their pristine habitat remaining. Historically, they covered 12% of the land's surface, but today their intact...
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Habitat Loss and Extinction in the Hotspots of Biodiversity
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_18564253
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_18564253
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0888-8892
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1523-1739
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10.1046/j.1523-1739.2002.00530.x
