Tropical biodiversity on "a trajectory toward disaster"


	Tropical biodiversity on "a trajectory toward disaster"

BirdBarista

6-28-2008 8:44 AM

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Corey JA Bradshaw, Navjot S Sodhi, and Barry W Brook (2008). Tropical turmoil: a biodiversity tragedy in progress. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 2009: 7, doi:10.1890/070193

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Bradshaw and colleagues note that while more than 60 percent of known biodiversity is found in the tropics, these regions face an onslaught of threats, including  high population growth, poverty, poor governance and corruption, and "unprecedented" rates of habitat loss.  Degradation and destruction of these ecosystems not only put biodiversity at risk but threatens human well-being.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0626-biodiversity.html"><DIV>
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