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Hotspot, cool country : biodiversity in the Philippines / Almira Astudillo Gilles.

By: Publisher: Mandaluyong City, Philippines : Anvil Publishing Incorporated, 2016Description: 51 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 22 x 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9789712731976
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Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 333.9516 .G477
Summary: "The Philippines is one of the few countries that is both a megadiverse country and a hotspot. It is not diverse, but it is megadiverse, which means it has more species concentrated in its land that most places in the world. According to the author they have not even found all the different kinds of mammals, fish, birds, insects, fungi, mosses out there. Yet it is also one of the most endangered areas, which means it is a top priority for global conservation." -- Provided by publisher.
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Print Materials Elementary School Library Elementary - Filipiniana 333.9516 .G477 2016 c.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 0117228
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Includes references: (pages 50-51)

"The Philippines is one of the few countries that is both a megadiverse country and a hotspot. It is not diverse, but it is megadiverse, which means it has more species concentrated in its land that most places in the world. According to the author they have not even found all the different kinds of mammals, fish, birds, insects, fungi, mosses out there. Yet it is also one of the most endangered areas, which means it is a top priority for global conservation." -- Provided by publisher.

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