Museum Collections Predict Species Abundance in The Wild (IMAGE)

University of Vermont

Museum Collections Predict Species Abundance in The Wild

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An international team of scientists have developed a method to count outdoor species from indoor museum records, says a new University of Vermont-led study. The new method will enable scientists to use museum records to identify species that are declining over time and may need extra protection to prevent them from going extinct.

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