An Interactive Introduction to Organismal and Molecular Biology, 2021

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Discussion Question
How do the species-richness and threatened-species maps compare? Are there consistent trends
across the different taxa? Why do you think these patterns or lack of patterns exist?
Attributions
The maps in this chapter are from “Biodiversity Mapping” by Jenkins, C. N. Used with permission.
This chapter is a modified derivative of “What is Biodiversity?” by Wilson, J. W., & Primack, R. B.,
Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa, Cambridge, UK, Open Book Publishers, 2019.
Figure 1 Attributions
(in order from left to right, starting in row 1)
“Antennarius pictus- Painted frogfish” by Steve Childs is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
“Aloe-moss (Polytrichaceae) at Philip Edward Island in Killarney, Ontario, Canada” by Ryan Hodnett is
licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Tripneustes ventricosus (West Indian sea egg-top) and Echinometra viridis (reef urchin – bottom)” by Nick
Hobgood is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
“Flowering woodland crocus in the garden reserve Jonkervallei, Joure, Netherlands” by Dominicus Johannes
Bergsma is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Lembeh, Indonesia – flatworm – Eurylepta sp.” by Rickard Zerpe is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
“The alien lizard” by Kalablink is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Sulfolobus infected with the DNA virus STSV1” by Xiangyux is licensed under Public Domain.
“Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) in Brooklyn Botanic Garden” by Rhododendrites is licensed under
CC BY-SA 4.0.