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Posted Fri Sep 13 2013: from Salon: Study shows that 60 percent of plantlife can be saved http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1379096920 In partnership with Duke University and North Carolina State University, Microsoft researchers used computer algorithms to identify the smallest set of regions worldwide that could contain the largest numbers of plant species. The result, they say, is a model showing how putting just 17 percent of the planet's land surface off limits to human contamination could save a huge number of important plant species. [Read more stories about: bird collapse, ecosystem interrelationships, habitat loss, invasive species, marine mammals, rights of nature] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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