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Re: US Biodiversity (continued)



Hey all,

I think it would be neat to standardize these numbers
by total area.  That way, large states like CA or TX
would not have the advantage!

Kendrick Weeks
Raleigh, NC


--- Leah Campbell <faeriemaiden@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 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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