Regional patterns of diversity and estimates of global insect species richness |
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| Authors: | Kevin J. Gaston Elodie Hudson |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7 5BD London, UK;(2) King's College, CB2 1ST Cambridge, UK |
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| Abstract: | The total number of insect species in the world is an important if elusive figure. We use a fresh approach to estimate global insect species richness, based on biogeographic patterns of diversity of well or better documented taxa. Estimates generated by various calculations, all variations on a theme, largely serve to substantiate suggestions that insect species are likely to number around 10 million or less. |
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| Keywords: | biodiversity diversity insects species richness |
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