A Fifty-Year Plan for Biodiversity Surveys

It is asserted that biodiversity represents a potential source of wealth, but it is disappearing at a rapid rate. The need for a crash program to map the future of biodiversity in order to plan its conservation and practical use is discussed.

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Published inScience (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 258; no. 5085; pp. 1099 - 1100
Main Authors Raven, Peter H., Wilson, Edward O.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Society for the Advancement of Science 13.11.1992
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science
Subjects
Biodiversity
Biodiversity conservation
Biological diversity
Biological taxonomies
Biology
Conservation (Concept)
Cultural groups
Ecology
Geographical surveys
Habitat conservation
Identification and classification
Land Use
Molecular Biology
Perspective
Phenetics
Plants
Species
Taxonomy (Biology)
Tropical rain forests
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Summary:It is asserted that biodiversity represents a potential source of wealth, but it is disappearing at a rapid rate. The need for a crash program to map the future of biodiversity in order to plan its conservation and practical use is discussed.
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ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.258.5085.1099