Abstract
The conservation of biodiversity has become one of the major environmental issues of the late twentieth century. It is predicted that the uncontrolled exploitation of natural resources can soon lead to a mass extinction of species (see, e.g., Myers, 1979; Wilson, 1988). In the past, the efforts of conservationists mainly focused upon a small number of species, typically large, charismatic and threatened animals. It is now clear that initiatives directed only toward these species cannot adequately address the more fundamental problems associated with general biodiversity loss.
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- Mass Extinction
- Giant Panda
- Recording Locality
- Locality File
- Records File
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Crosby, M.J. (1994). Mapping the distributions of restricted-range birds to identify global conservation priorities. In: Miller, R.I. (eds) Mapping the Diversity of Nature. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0719-8_9
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