Chart from Retro State of Observed Species 2000-2009 (IMAGE)

Arizona State University

Chart from Retro State of Observed Species 2000-2009

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This chart illustrates a decade of the discovery of species newly known to science, which is detailed in the Retro SOS (State of Observed Species) report released Jan. 18, 2012, by the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University. It visually shows there were 176,311 newly discovered and officially described from 2000-2009. More at http://species.asu.edu.

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International Institute for Species Exploration/Arizona State University

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