UP scientist co-authors study on biodiversity loss index

A study co-authored by Dr Bernard Coetzee, a senior lecturer in the Department of Zoology and Entomology at the University of Pretoria (UP), has detailed how chance events could alter the Living Planet Index (LPI), a measure of the world’s biological diversity based on population trends.

UP scientist co-authors study on biodiversity loss index: Dr Bernard Coetzee in the field.

A roan antelope is rare and endangered.
Dr Bernard Coetzee in the field.

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