biodiversity

Citizens Recording Biodiversity: A Case Study of Epiphyllum

Weina Jin Abstract Everything alive stemmed from just one cell, but under pressure of many factors, differentiated into the great variation of life found on our planet. Biodiversity is a measure of this variation. First zooming in on the story of a mysterious flower, this article relates this plant to approaches to recording biodiversity in …

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Evolutionary rescue

Introduction Known for being picturesque and colourful, corals are paramount to the maintenance of global biodiversity. Corals are the keystones of their ecosystems- the eponymous coral reefs. Coral reefs cover less than 0.1% of the ocean floor, yet host more than a quarter of all the fish species on the planet. They support the livelihoods …

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