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January 1, 2019Records of the Western Australian MuseumOpen Access

Endemic species of Christmas Island, Indian Ocean

D. J. James P.T. Green William F. Humphreys John C. Z. Woinarski

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– Many oceanic islands have high levels of endemism, but also high rates of extinction, such that island species constitute a markedly disproportionate share of the world’s extinctions. One important foundation for the conservation of biodiversity on islands is an inventory of endemic species.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a724905ce524a4339c55d5d https://doi.org/10.18195/issn.0312-3162.34(2).2019.055-114

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