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Biodiversity Hotspots

Top New Plant Species of Last Year (and the Hottest Job of the Future)

Dr. Chris Martine | Posted 03.25.2013 | Green
Read More: Gaga, Botanist, Biology, Biodiversity Hotspots, Lady GaGa, Conservation, Wildlife Conservation, New Species Discovered, Biology Careers, Hot Jobs, Extinction, Biodiversity, Careers, Extinct Species, New Species, Botany, Science Careers, Green News
Dr. Chris Martine

You might think that we could have found all of the plants by now. They don't evade capture or bite you when you catch them. Unlike microbes, they aren't invisible without a lens. Yet, more than 150 new plant species were published in academic journals in 2012.

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Language Diversity Is Highest in Biodiversity Hotspots

Russell Mittermeier | Posted 05.10.2012 | Green
Read More: Conservation International, Biodiversity, Biodiversity Hotspots, Endangered Species, Indigenous People, Biodiversity Language, Cultural Diversity, Biodiversity Preservation, Globalization, Ecosystem Preservation, Terrestrial Conservation, Cultural Preservation, Green News
Russell Mittermeier

These biodiversity hotspots and wilderness areas must be among our top priorities for terrestrial conservation if we hope to preserve Earth's natural ecosystem services and biodiversity for future generations of people.

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Where Nature Does Her DNA Banking

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Monoculture, Threatened Species, Extinctions, Megadiverse Countries, Biodiversity, Agriculture, Biodiversity Hotspots, Endangered Species, Megadiversity, Norman Meyers, Green News
Bill Chameides

Crossposted with www.thegrengrok.com.When it comes to biodiversity, all land is definitely not created equal.Diversity, our financial analysts and H.R...

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