Posts tagged local endemics
Could tropical species be intensively vulnerable to global warming?
Bill Lauranceglobal warming, species extinctions, local endemics, montane species, biodiversity, heat waves, flying foxes, white lemuroid possum, lizards, north Queensland, Mexico, Pierre-Michel Forget, thermal specialists, elevational specialists, Australian wet tropics
Will mining company save or destroy the species named after it?
Gopalasamy Reuben Clementskarst, limestone karst, cement, Malaysia, endemic species, local endemics, land snails, durian fruit, Kanthan Hill, quarrying
Perils growing for Earth's biodiversity hotspots
Bill Laurancebiodiversity, biodiversity hotspots, endemic species, local endemics, endangered species, biogeographic regions, habitat destruction, habitat fragmentation, climate change, Madagascar, locally endemic species
Species disappearing "1000 times faster than normal"
Bill Laurancebiodiversity, biodiversity hotspots, species extinctions, unknown species, local endemics, missing species, habitat destruction, Stuart Pimm, tropical forests, endangered species, species losses