How Many Species Are There on Earth and in the Ocean

Volume: 9, Issue: 8
Published: Aug 23, 2011
Abstract
The diversity of life is one of the most striking aspects of our planet; hence knowing how many species inhabit Earth is among the most fundamental questions in science. Yet the answer to this question remains enigmatic, as efforts to sample the world's biodiversity to date have been limited and thus have precluded direct quantification of global species richness, and because indirect estimates rely on assumptions that have proven highly...
Paper Details
Title
How Many Species Are There on Earth and in the Ocean
Published Date
Aug 23, 2011
Volume
9
Issue
8
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