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Within the Tree of life: number of species

Pros & Cons

3 Pros:
•    Book-keeping with a positive leaning: pro-actively counting the species numbers
•    Concretisation of the above-mentioned
•    Easy to double-check among researchers


3 Cons:
•    Sheer number has limited relevance
•    Unknown into how many biological feedback circles each species is involved
•    Systemic aspect of biodiversity is missing

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