People and Biodiversity Linked. (Journal Extracts)
Davidson, Steve, Ecos
PERHAPS unexpectedly, recent reports have indicated a positive correlation between human population density and species richness across the tropics. That is, people and biodiversity coincide.
When Dr Miguel Araujo of the University of Evora, Portugal, investigated this in Europe, his results also provided some support for the suggestion of a positive relationship between human density and biodiversity in that part of the world, but with some important exceptions.
His broad-scale, statistical analyses reveal positive correlations between human population density and plant, mammal, and reptile/amphibian species richness. Contrary to previous studies, the correlation …
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Article title: People and Biodiversity Linked. (Journal Extracts).
Contributors: Davidson, Steve - Author.
Magazine title: Ecos.
Publication date: April-June 2003.
Page number: 42.
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