Earth's biodiversity: What do we know and where are we headed?
Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 20:11
in Biology & Nature
Earth's biodiversity -- the number of microorganisms, plants, and animals, their genes, and their ecosystems -- is declining at an alarming rate, even faster than the last mass extinction 65 million years ago. In fact, two thirds of the terrestrial species that exist today are estimated to be extinct by the end of this century. The American Journal of Botany's Biodiversity Special Issue has collected a broad range of state-of-the-art biodiversity studies.