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Mite extinctions are occurring at least 1,000 times the ‘natural’ rate – Phys.org
Mite extinctions are occurring at least 1,000 times the natural rate—a finding a University of Queensland researcher says is another warning that global biodiversity is in deep trouble.
Mite extinctions are occurring at least 1,000 times the natural ratea finding a University of Queensland researcher says is another warning that global biodiversity is in deep trouble.
The 1.25 million mite species around the planet occupy an enormous variety of terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems, from the equator, to polar regions and high altitude areas.
In the first global study on mite biodiversity, UQ’s Dr. Greg Sullivan and colleague Dr. Sebahat K. Ozman-Sullivan compiled data that sh…
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