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Ratio between number of species of birds and mammals in tropical regions and temperate regions Biosphere 2 Unitless 103929 May RM. How Many Species...
Age of the most recent common ancestor of extant orchids Plant orchid 76-84 Mya 106654 Hsiao et al., Researches...
Estimated number of tree species in the tropics Biosphere ~40,000 - ~53,000 Table - link species 111614 Slik JW. et al., An estimate...
Size of large marine invertebrates Invertebrates sponge Xestospongia muta >7m^3: tube worm Riftia pachyptila >3m: jellyfish Nemopilema nomurai >3m N/A 113317 Smith et al., Body size...
Size of genome Tree Norway Spruce Picea abies 19.6 (Table - link) Giga base pairs 113647 Nystedt B et al., The...
Net population change in North American birds Biosphere Table - link % change since 1970 117281 Rosenberg KV et al.,...
Number of species of known living organisms Biosphere Table - link N/A 105404 J.J.R. Fraústo da Silva...
Currently (as of 2011) catalogued and predicted total number of species on Earth and in the ocean Biosphere Table - link species 109317 Mora C, Tittensor DP...
Net change in abundance across the North American avifauna, 1970-2017 Biosphere Table - link N/A 117282 Rosenberg KV et al.,...
Plant species richness and fire-response traits in the five Mediterranean-type climate regions of the world Biosphere Table - link N/A 117261 Rundel PW et al., Fire...
Number of species in different animal phyla classified according to habitat Various Table - link N/A 101843 May RM. How Many Species...
Population characteristics of the 20 most abundant tree species of the Amazon Biosphere Table - link N/A 112913 ter Steege H et al. ...
Net change in abundance across North American bird families, 1970-2017 Biosphere Table - link N/A 117283 Rosenberg KV et al.,...