哺乳動物、鳥類、魚類、植物亞馬遜發現1200種新物種 | 亞馬遜雨林特有生物
Atleast1,200newspecieshavebeendiscoveredintheAmazonecosystem,atanaveragerateofoneeverythreedaysduringthedecadefrom1999through2009,theglobalconservationorganizationWWFrevealedtodayinanewreport.Thisisagreaternumberofspeciesthanthecombinedtotalofnewspeciesfoundoverasimilar10-yearperiodinotherareasofhighbiologicaldiversity-includingBorneo,theCongoBasinandtheEasternHimalayas,WWFsaidinthereport,"AmazonAlive!:ADecadeofDiscoveries1999-2009."Presentedtodelegatesfrom193countriesattheUNConventiononBiod...
At least 1,200 new species have been discovered in the Amazon ecosystem, at an average rate of one every three days during the decade from 1999 through 2009, the global conservation organization WWF revealed today in a new report.
This is a greater number of species than the combined total of new species found over a similar 10-year period in other areas of high biological diversity - including Borneo, the Congo Basin and the Eastern Himalayas, WWF said in the report, "Amazon Alive!: A Decade of Discoveries 1999-2009."
Presented to delegates from 193 countries at the UN Convention on Biodiversity in Nagoya, the WWF report details the discoveries of 39 mammals, 16 birds, 55 reptiles, 216 amphibians, 257 fish and 637 plants - all new to science.
The Amazon region encompasses the largest rainforest and river system on Earth. The region spans eight South American countries and one overseas territory, and is home to 30 million people. It consists of over 600 differen...