Mangrove-dependent animals globally threatened
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 04:14
in Biology & Nature
More than 40 percent of a sample of amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds that are restricted to mangrove ecosystems are globally threatened with extinction, according to an assessment published in the July/August issue of BioScience.
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