The Natural Diversity of Large Mammals (IMAGE)

Aarhus University

The Natural Diversity of Large Mammals

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Fig 1: The natural diversity of large mammals is shown as it would appear without the impact of modern man (<em>Homo sapiens</em>). The figure shows the variation in the number of large mammals (45 kg or larger) that would have occurred per 100 x 100 kilometer grid cell. The numbers on the scale indicate the number of species.

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Illustration: Soren Faurby

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