Use and usefulness of measures of marine endemicity in South Africa

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Use and usefulness of measures of marine endemicity in South Africa

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Numerous authors have cited numbers, or proportions, of endemic species within South(ern) African marine taxa, but comparisons between these statistics are confounded by differing definitions of regional boundaries and differences among data sets analysed. These have resulted in considerable variations in published endemicity data, even within the same taxonomic group. We tabulated and compared key endemicity statistics for regional marine taxa and explained biases in the data sets. The most ...

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2016-03-01

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Charles L. Griffiths / Tamara B. Robinson

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South African Journal of Science

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https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/4054

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Endemic species / range restriction / biodiversity / marine conservation / taxonomy / Science / Science (General) / Social Sciences / Social sciences (General)

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