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Contributions to biodiversity theory: the importance of formal rigor

L. Contoli and L. Luiselli

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In this short paper, some consideration to the term biodiversity is given. The need for strong formal rigor in using this term is stressed in order to maintain credibility by non-ecologists and environmental agencies over the scientific community involved in biodiversity studies.
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