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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
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this had been overestimated
We've already found more than a million species, but unearthing the rest was thought to be an impossible task.
But now it seems an army of amateur scientists have taken up the cause. A new study concludes that, thanks to them, we're in a golden age of discovery, with 20,000 new finds charted each year.
There could also be far fewer plants and animals left for them to find. The researchers say rather than tens of millions of species living on Earth, there could be between two and eight million.
If the appetite for discovery continues to grow, they say a full ecological audit could be a possibility within the next 100 years.
The scientists also looked at the numbers of species going extinct, and said this had been overestimated.
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What does ‘this’ indicate?
But now it seems an army of amateur scientists have taken up the cause. A new study concludes that, thanks to them, we're in a golden age of discovery, with 20,000 new finds charted each year.
There could also be far fewer plants and animals left for them to find. The researchers say rather than tens of millions of species living on Earth, there could be between two and eight million.
If the appetite for discovery continues to grow, they say a full ecological audit could be a possibility within the next 100 years.
The scientists also looked at the numbers of species going extinct, and said this had been overestimated.
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What does ‘this’ indicate?
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eipjoo The scientists also looked at the numbers of species going extinct , and said this had been overestimated. Is it clear?
- eipjoo The scientists also looked at the numbers of species going extinct , and said this had been overestimated.
- Is it clear?
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eipjooThe scientists also looked at the numbers of species going extinct, and said this had been overestimated.Is it clear?
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canadian45the numbers of species going extinctThank you very much. Would you let me know why the plural form of 'numbers' is put?
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Would you let me know why the pluralform of'numbers' is used? That's a good question; I didn't pay attention to that. It probably should be 'number'. But maybe they are talking about different numbers from different counts or estimates made over a period of time.
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canadian45 different numbers from different counts or estimatesWhat a brilliant plural ‘numbers.’ While we don’t estimate how many species are here on earth rightly, if the script said ‘number,’ it would have been very careless word. You give me a good insight.
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