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    Mammal and Bird Diversity and Global Spatial Patterns

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    Biodiversity is discussed along with endemic species diversity. Mammals and their environments are also included in the context of this well crafted report. This ten page paper has twelve sources listed in the bibliography.

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    An example of this is that a recent tropical forest study examined insects on only 19 trees, and they were the same species, and researchers found 950 different varieties  of beetles, where eighty percent of the species had been previously undiscovered (1995). One point is that scientists still have a lot to learn. Another point is that this great  variety provided by nature must mean something. Scientists call this wide variety of species biological diversity or biodiversity (1995). That term actually pertains to genetic diversity, species diversity, and ecosystem  diversity as well(1995). The first type of biodiversity is genetic diversity where a variety of differences and possible differences exist within one species, such as the existence of people  with black, brown and red hair color ("Biodiversity," 1995). Traits such as height, leaf shape, disease resistance, and even drought tolerance are all determined by genes (1995). The  second kind is usually called species diversity where there are a number of different species that exist in the world or in some part of it (1995). Finally, the  third meaning of the term pertains to ecosystem diversity where there are a variety of ecosystems that exist on the planet, like deserts, forests, and saltwater marshes (1995). Ecosystems serve  several functions and may affect climate and other things; they also provide people with food, scenic beauty and useful materials (1995). Studies of ecosystem diversity are in fact carried out  on different scales, from one ecosystem to an entire region which contains ("Genetics," 2002). Regions contain different varieties of ecosystems that are rich in biodiversity, but individual ecosystems also  contain endemic species which makes a significant contribution to global biodiversity (2002). Perhaps the most significant habitat are tropical forests of which just 7 % (2002, p.PG) cover the worlds 

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