Sitting on top of the world: Mountain marvels of French Polynesia
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 - 15:02
in Biology & Nature
In two papers, an American entomologist has described 14 new species of predatory beetle, seven each from two isolated mountains in Moorea and Tahiti, Society Islands. Each of the species is restricted to a single mountain, demonstrating the importance of focusing conservation efforts on individual mountains for the preservation of tropical island biodiversity.