Re: US Biodiversity (continued)

["Steve" <scompton@sc.rr.com>]

Thanks, Leah, I never would have guessed SC was so high. NC scores big, I
guess, thanks to the high mountain
peaks where the Salamanders roam.

Steve Compton (Raven)
Summerville,SC
mailto:scompton@sc.rr.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Leah Campbell" <faeriemaiden@hotmail.com>
To: <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 10:10 PM
Subject: US Biodiversity (continued)


> Dear C-Birders,
>
> According to The Nature Conservancy, the following states have the
greatest
> species diversity for each subdivision.
>
> mammals: CA (195)
> birds: TX (477 breeding birds)
> reptiles: TX (149)
> amphibians: NC (84)
> fish: AL (284)
> plants: CA (5,418)
>
> NC came in 9th for total animal species (4,131). SC was 14th (3,701).
>
> NC has had 12 animal extinctions; SC has had 5.
>
> NC came in 11th for plant diversity (2,771). SC was 12th (2,582).
>
> For more details and the full report, check out
> http://nature.org/earthday/work
>
> Leah Campbell
> Blackstock, SC
> leahcam@lycos.com
> faeriemaiden@hotmail.com
>
>
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