This study presents a “snapshot” of the current status of atoll biodiversity, including associated marine biodiversity, and stresses that atolls are “biodiversity cool spots”, which, apart from, in some cases, very considerable marine resources, have among the poorest and most highly threatened biodiversity inheritances on Earth.
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Atolls – the “biodiversity cool spots” vs hot spots: a critical new focus for research and conservation
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- Atolls – the “biodiversity cool spots” vs hot spots: a critical new focus for research and conservation
- Atoll ecosystems that are threatened and in need of protection in the Pacific Islands.
- Atoll ecosystems that are threatened and in need of protection in the Pacific Islands - CVS
- Terrestrial and marine plants and animals that are rare, endangered or in short supply, and in need of protection in the atolls of the Pacific Islands.