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Biodiversity - National Geographic Education
Biodiversity refers to all the different kinds of living organisms within a given area.
http://education.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/biodiversity/
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Facts about North America - Maps of world
North America Fast Facts, Get interesting facts about North America continent like geography, history, economy, location, languages, population, currency, etc.
http://www.mapsofworld.com/north-america/facts.html
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BBC Nature - North American Wildlife
During its history, North America has been in contact with South America and Eurasia, and been colonised by animals and plants from both landmasses. Some of these have gone on to evolve into new species in their new home. North America also had native creatures that evolved in situ and spread across the world later, such as the horse family and reindeer.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/places/North_America
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The Real Biodiversity Crisis - American Scientist
The numbers are grim: Some 2,000 species of Pacific Island birds (about 15 percent of the world total) have gone extinct since human colonization. Roughly 20 of the 297 known mussel and clam species and 40 of about 950 fishes have perished in North America in the past century.
http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/pub/the-real-biodiversity-crisis
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BC's Coastal Biodiversity: the Highest in North America
As a result of a species richness mapping exercise done by North American scientists that worked for various academic and conservation agencies, it was identified that coastal BC's marine, freshwater and terrestrial habitats supported an extraordinarily high number of vertebrates and vascular plant species.
http://www.raincoast.org/2011/05/bc-coastal-biodiversity/
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Common Plants of North America
A list of common plants found in North America
http://marcellakriebel.com/commonplantsofnorthamerica/
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North America's Most Endangered Animals - Smithsonian Mag
Snails, marmots, condors and coral reef are among the many species on the continent that are close to extinction.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/north-americas-most-endangered-animals-174367735/?no-ist
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Animals of North America - Discovery
Information and photos of the animals found in the various areas of North America
http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/north-america/animals/
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Regional Ecosystems of North America
Regional Ecosystems of North America - Intro to North Americas major ecosystems
http://www.lesslawn.com/articles/article1046.html
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Biodiversity - North American Environmental Report
Biodiversity refers to the variety of animal and plant life on Earth. The diversity of living organisms, and the habitats in which they live, are crucial for the functioning of ecosystems and the resources and benefits they provide, such as fresh water, fertile soils, food, medicines, shelter and recreation.
http://www.toyota.com/usa/environmentreport2014/biodiversity.html
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Preventing a North American Biodiversity Crisis
Preventing a North American biodiversity crisis - Amphibians.org
http://www.amphibians.org/news/preventing-a-north-american-biodiversity-crisis/
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North American Biodiversity Loss
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
http://www.cec.org
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Biodiversity in North America - Just another Longwood Blogs site
Animals are being affected greatly by the decline of biodiversity. Amphibians are have been described as a "marker species or the equivalent of "canaries of the coal mines" meaning they provide an important signal to the health of biodiversity; when they are stressed and struggling, biodiversity may be under pressure.
http://blogs.longwood.edu/biodiversity/
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Fauna of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The fauna of the United States of America is all the animals living in the Continental United States and its surrounding seas and islands, the Hawaiian Archipelago, Alaska in the Arctic, and several island-territories in the Pacific and in the Caribbean.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fauna_of_the_United_States
