Posts Tagged ‘rate of extinction’

Wetland Ecology and Avian Diversity

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The climate and geographical diversity of India, gives it a rich diversity of birds. With interesting behavioral features huge flocks of local and migratory birds are the principal attractions in the lakes of this beautiful country. Birds play a very important role in maintaining ecological balance. Our country boasts of more than 1250 species of [...]

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The Dilemma of extinction

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Biological extinction has been a natural phenomena in geological history but the rate of extinction was probably one species every thousand years. Evolution causes populations to adapt to the ecological changes brought about by changing climates and the environment but some species may not possess the genetic diversity to withstand such changes. The sabretoothed cats [...]

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