biodiversity hotspots.


	biodiversity hotspots.
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6-10-2007 5:29 AM
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					Map: Biodiversity hotspots
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<FONT size="2"><B>Much of the Earth's species diversity is concentrated into a few relatively small areas. Twenty-five regions have been identified which together cover only 1.4% of the Earth's land surface but contain nearly half of all plant species and a third of all terrestrial vertebrate species. All are under pressure from human activities.
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<SPAN>A six-part series looking at the biggest problems facing the Earth </SPAN>
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