John L Curnutt

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Is there a commonly accepted term for a geographical area that has high species richness (relative to the rest of the landscape)?

Biodiversity Hotspots should work, but almost everyone adds the condition that the area is threatened and must be preserved. What about relatively high species rich areas that are protected...

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Examples of very common species suffering rapid declines?

I can think of two instances where very common species suffered severe rapid declines to the extent that they could be considered threatened with extinction - the Chytrid fungus and some species...

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