A race against extinction: The challenge to overcome the Linnean amphibian shortfall in tropical biodiversity hotspots
[Aim] There is an urgent need to explore, characterize, describe and preserve as many species as possible to prevent their decline. Tropical biodiversity hotspots harbour most of the known land diversity and vast amounts of undiscovered and undescribed species. Here, we quantify the taxonomically un...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repositorio: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/366528 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/366528 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Tropical hotspots Undescribed diversity Amphibians Linnean and Wallacean shortfalls Madagascar Species delimitation |
| Sumario: | [Aim] There is an urgent need to explore, characterize, describe and preserve as many species as possible to prevent their decline. Tropical biodiversity hotspots harbour most of the known land diversity and vast amounts of undiscovered and undescribed species. Here, we quantify the taxonomically unassessed amphibian species richness in Madagascar, one of the best-studied and explored tropical hotspots worldwide, to identify knowledge gaps and conservation implications. |
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