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Got proof?

LJ — 11/25/2004 1:00:54 AM (archived)

Know how many species of animals there are on Earth?

Estimates range from 2 to 100 million. Then there are plants and other organisms. It doesn't take a very high rate to give 30,000 per year.... assuming 30 million total species, 30,000 exctinctions per year is only 0.1%.

The whole thread (22 posts)

The Sixth Extinction - LJK - 11/24/2004 9:00:19 PM
- Gaia - Dave M - 11/26/2004 1:51:19 PM
  - I hope you're joking.... - et - 11/29/2004 12:01:30 AM
  - re: Gaia - LJK - 11/28/2004 2:57:47 AM
- re: The Sixth Extinction - Tom Brosz - 11/24/2004 10:10:45 PM
  - Oh, in case it wasn't clear enough, the "30,000 a year" number is crap. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/24/2004 10:11:54 PM
    - You're parroting Tom - you can do better - pwokenyaw - 11/25/2004 7:11:56 AM
      - Please enlighten me. - Tom Brosz - 11/25/2004 6:54:11 PM
        
        re: Please enlighten me. - pwokenyaw - 11/25/2004 7:55:56 PM
    - Got proof? - LJ - 11/25/2004 1:00:54 AM
      - It's called using your goddam brain. - Tom Brosz - 11/25/2004 1:05:59 AM
        
        Using your goddam brain... you should try it. - LJ - 11/25/2004 3:57:01 AM
        
        You're not making things much clearer. - Tom Brosz - 11/25/2004 6:43:26 PM
        
        Gee, Tom, I'm sorry Biology isn't more like Engineering - LJ - 11/25/2004 7:43:45 PM
        
        Your response was quite reasonable - Tom Brosz - 11/25/2004 8:23:11 PM
        
        Elucidation - Bowser - 11/25/2004 4:36:28 PM
        
        I'm a space vehicle designer, Bowser. Details can kill. What do you do for a living? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/25/2004 6:45:50 PM
        
        Are you one of those guys that actually wear the t-shirt... - et - 11/25/2004 7:14:45 PM
        
        I'm tossing this over to the CE board, if that's okay. - Tom Brosz - 11/25/2004 8:02:03 PM
        
        Cut and run to home turf.... (n/t) - et - 11/26/2004 12:14:56 AM
- re: Gaia - Raoul - 11/24/2004 9:23:57 PM
  - re: Gaia - LJK - 11/25/2004 1:07:06 AM

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