Sustaining the variety of life

被引：23

作者：

Pimm, SL ^{[1
]}

Jenkins, C ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Duke Univ, Nicholas Sch Environm & Earth Sci, Durham, NC 27706 USA

来源：

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN | 2005年 / 293卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1038/scientificamerican0905-66

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

The four laws of biogeography describe species abundance and species location,i.e. biodiversity, worldwide. To sustain biodiversity hot spots around the world these special places must be preserved. This can be achieved by utilizing the laws to identify these hot spots.

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