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Biodiversity
blue.gif (41 bytes)The Crown of the Continent Ecosystem
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blue.gif (41 bytes)Why Conserve Biological Diversity?
blue.gif (41 bytes)Island Biogeography and Glacier 		clear.gif (49 bytes) blue.gif (41 bytes)The Extinction Vortex
blue.gif (41 bytes)Conserving Plant Diversity in Glacier
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blue.gif (41 bytes)Monitoring Glacier's Health

These reference papers were developed to educate people about the biological diversity of Glacier National Park and the surrounding region, refered to as the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem. They were researched and written by Karen Schmit in 1988, and revised by Sue Olin in 1993.
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