title: Sustaining the variety of life.
authors.affiliation: Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University, USA.
authors.forename: Stuart L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Pimm
authors.forename: Clinton
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jenkins
mesh_terms: D000663:Amphibians; D025041:Animal Migration; D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D001717:Birds; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D003906:Developing Countries; D005843:Geography; D008322:Mammals; D011156:Population Density; D014197:Trees; D014329:Tropical Climate