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Biodiversity
Genetic Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Species/Taxonomic Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Species Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Species Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Species Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Species
Biodiversity
Percent of Described Species
Vertebrates
Vascular plants
Mollusks
Crustaceans
Protozoans
Algae
Insects
Arachnids
Fungi
Viruses
Nematodes
Bacteria/Archea
#
Described
45000
250000
70000
40000
40000
40000
950000
75000
70000
5000
15000
4000
Groombridge, B. 1992. Global Biodiversity: Status of the Earth's Living Resources. London, Chapman & Hall.
Percent Sp Described by Taxa
90
80
Vertebrates
Vascular plants
Mollusks
Crustaceans
Protozoans
Algae
Insects
Arachnids
Fungi
Viruses
Nematodes
Bacteria/Archea
70
60
50
40
30
20
% Described
90
83
35
27
20
20
12
10
7
5
3
1
10
0
% Described
Groombridge, B. 1992. Global Biodiversity: Status of the Earth's Living Resources. London, Chapman & Hall.
Biodiversity
As with Latitude, so with Altitude
Diversity is not just numbers of things
Abundance
of Species
Ranked Number of Species
Biodiversity
Ecosystem Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Ecosystem Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Ecosystem Biodiversity
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