<p><p>βBiodiversityβ refers to the variety of life. It is now agreed that there is a βbiodiversity crisisβ, corresponding to extinction rates of species that may be 1000 times what is thought to be βnormalβ. Biodiversity science has a higher profile than ever, with the new Intergovernmental Science-
Phylogenetic Diversity: Applications and Challenges in Biodiversity Science
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