There are 3415 higher plant species (with mutant species).

UNESCO: EDUCATION

The paper suggests that the total biodiversity on the island could be much higher in other species as well, so the actual destruction of natural habitats may be affecting more animals than previously thought.

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But the number of actual strikes of all whale species is likely 10 times higher, Calambokidis said.

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For example, at higher altitudes only certain plant and animal species can survive under long periods of snow and ice cover.

UNESCO: 83e

Species extinction rates have never been higher and climate change adds greater urgency to the situation.

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The mean temperature by 2070, perhaps earlier, will be higher than it has been since the human species evolved, according to the Nature article.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

If one looks at the IUCN Red List, the global authority on threatened species, the concentrations are much higher, with 83% of the most threatened birds, 82% of the most threatened mammals, and 90% of the most threatened amphibians concentrated in the Hotspots.

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The report also says that the composition of the world's forests is likely to change because some tree species will not be able to move northwards (or to higher altitudes) to escape the encroaching warmth.

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"What we found was that the number of species we had at each location tended to be lower when noise levels were higher, " Dr Proppe observed.

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