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THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK R EGENTS OF THE U NIVERSITY Carl T. Hayden, Chancellor, A.B., J.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elmira Diane O’Neill McGivern, Vice Chancellor, B.S.N., M.A., Ph.D. . . . . Staten Island J. Edward Meyer, B.A., LL.B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chappaqua R. Carlos Carballada, Chancellor Emeritus, B.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rochester Adelaide L. Sanford, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hollis Saul B. Cohen, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Rochelle James C. Dawson, A.A., B.A., M.S., Ph.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peru Robert M. Bennett, B.A., M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tonawanda Robert M. Johnson, B.A., J.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lloyd Harbor Peter M. Pryor, B.A., LL.B., J.D., LL.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Albany Anthony S. Bottar, B.A., J.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Syracuse Merryl H. Tisch, B.A., M.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York Harold O. Levy, B.S., M.A. (Oxon.), J.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York Ena L. Farley, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brockport Geraldine D. Chapey, B.A., M.A., Ed.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Belle Harbor Ricardo E. Oquendo, B.A., J.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY AND COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION Richard P. Mills CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Richard H. Cate DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR CULTURAL EDUCATION Carole F. Huxley DIRECTOR FOR THE STATE MUSEUM Clifford A. Siegfried The State Education Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, religion, creed, disability, marital status, veteran status, national origin, race, gender, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or sexual orientation in its educational programs, services and activities. Portions of this publication can be made available in a variety of formats, including Braille, large print or audiotape, upon request. Inquiries concerning this policy of nondiscrimination should be directed to the Department’s Office for Diversity, Ethics, and Access, Room 152, Education Building, Albany, NY 12234.
Biological Diversity: T H E O L D E S T H U M A N H E R I T A G E By Edward O. Wilson Pellegrino University Research Professor and Honorary Curator in Entomology at Harvard University N e w Y o r k S t a t e M u s e u m E d u c a t i o n a l L e a f l e t 3 4 A Publication of The New York State Biodiversity Research Institute The University of the State of New York The State Education Department NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
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Page 9 and 10: Preface This book is based on a man
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Page 15 and 16: some degree of potency. A much high
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Page 19 and 20: to their environment and to one ano
Page 21 and 22: N EW YORK’S BIODIVERSITY IS THREA
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Page 25 and 26: It is possible that the next hundre
Page 27 and 28: environment. For almost 3 billion y
Page 29 and 30: W ITH ITS WISPINESS AND LIGHT-AND-D
Page 31 and 32: sophisticated microscopic and bioch
Page 33 and 34: The tropical zones generally have a
Page 35 and 36: average as well as greater ecologic
Page 37 and 38: early extinction within the next 30
Page 39 and 40: perished. As the paleontologist Dav
Page 41 and 42: collected in the stream in 1936 and
Page 43 and 44: Systematics, or taxonomy, is at the
Page 45 and 46: Community ecology addresses the man
Page 47 and 48: Biological field stations from four
Page 49 and 50: Biogeography 1 The scientific study
Page 51 and 52: Dispersal In biology, the way a spe
Page 53 and 54: Global warming An increase in the c
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Ozone A form of oxygen (O 3 ) that
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Termites A group of insects that is
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Grifo, Francesca, and J. Rosenthal
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diverse and why the threat to that
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Mitchell, Richard S., L. Danaher, a
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9. Is an ecologist the same as a ta
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31. Do you know of a biological res
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B i o l o g i c a l 57 D i v e r s
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