The endangered dead

被引:77
作者
Kemp, Christopher
机构
[1] Christopher Kemp is a freelance writer in Grand Rapids,
[2] Michigan.,undefined
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D O I
10.1038/518292a
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
070301 [无机化学]; 070403 [天体物理学]; 070507 [自然资源与国土空间规划学]; 090105 [作物生产系统与生态工程];
摘要
The billions of specimens in natural-history museums are becoming more useful for tracking Earth's shrinking biodiversity. But the collections also face grave threats.
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页码:292 / 294
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