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Overlooked Mountain Rock Pools in Deserts Are Critical Local Hotspots of Biodiversity

BACKGROUND: The world is undergoing exceptional biodiversity loss. Most conservation efforts target biodiversity hotspots at large scales. Such approach overlooks small-sized local hotspots, which may be rich in endemic and highly threatened species. We explore the importance of mountain rock pools...

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Autores principales: Vale, Cândida Gomes, Pimm, Stuart L., Brito, José Carlos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4340953/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25714751
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0118367