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"When it comes to biodiversity, Madagascar is unmatched. The East African
country is home to some of the most diverse—and eye-popping—plants and animals
in the world. Due to its relative isolation, many of the species that have
thrived on the island evolved only in Madagascar and nowhere else. This has
resulted in a veritable explosion of species that have mostly thrived in peace
on the island for millions of years.
However, the country’s biodiversity now faces some of the biggest existential
threats ever.
In a paper published Jan. 10 in the journal
Nature Communications,
researchers found that Madagascar’s biodiversity will require millions of years
to bounce back to levels before the arrival of humans if conservation and
environmental protection efforts aren’t implemented soon. Additionally, if
currently endangered species were lost, it might take
tens of millions of
years longer to recover the species levels."
Via Frederick Wilson II.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
