1. Concepts and context
1.1 Findings and trends
1.1.1 Steady erosion of biodiversity
Metropolitan France lies at the interface of four of Europe's six biogeographical zones: Atlantic, Continental, Mediterranean and Mountain. The variety of climates, soils and altitudes creates a very high level of specific diversity. Metropolitan France boasts some 6,000 species of higher plants and almost 1,500 vertebrate species, half of which are found in marine environments. For other groups, such as invertebrates, knowledge is fragmentary. The number...
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