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How many species of flowering plants are there?

We estimate the probable number of flowering plants. First, we apply a model that explicitly incorporates taxonomic effort over time to estimate the number of as-yet-unknown species. Second, we ask taxonomic experts their opinions on how many species are likely to be missing, on a family-by-family b...

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Autores principales: Joppa, Lucas N., Roberts, David L., Pimm, Stuart L.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3025670/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20610425
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2010.1004