Carabid Beetles: Their Evolution, Natural History and Classification Proceedings of the First International Symposium of Carabidology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., August 21, 23, and 25
Though specialized taxonomists are dwindling in favor of geneticists the Smithsonians six research entomologists were twice as numerous in 1970, curator Terry Erwin told The Post in 2011 there is some good news for counting Earthly organisms. Accounting for professional biologists as well as am
Date: Aug 11, 2016
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Ecuador Allows Oil Drilling in Yasuni National Park
Finally, the scientists estimated that a single hectare of forest in Yasun contains 100,000 insect species. According to entomologist Dr. Terry Erwin, that is the highest estimated diversity per unit area in the world for any plant or animal group.
Date: Aug 16, 2013
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Panama Forest Boasts Tens of Thousands of Arthropod Species
Terry Erwin, an entomologist at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., who was not involved in the study, cautions against putting too much weight on the estimated number of species. "This study is exciting because they've taken a large team of peop
Date: Dec 13, 2012
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Planet Earth is home to 8.7 million species, scientists estimate
In 1979, Terry Erwin, a carabidologist beetle expert at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, went out into the jungles of Panama, rolled some sheeting on the ground and sprayed several trees with pesticide.