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News Release 14-119
Whither the diversity of life on Earth? NSF, partners award $23 million for studies of planet's biodiversity
Research will fill in biodiversity knowledge gaps; results applicable to health, agriculture, energy and manufacturing
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![A view of tropical forest biodiversity 15 years after former pastures were abandoned.](/news/mmg/media/images/Rodrigues_image2_f.jpg)
A view of tropical forest biodiversity 15 years after former pastures were abandoned.
Credit: Klaus Nusslein, University of Massachusetts
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![NSF Dimensions of Biodiversity scientists will look at coral reef ecosystems around the world.](/news/mmg/media/images/Vega_Image_f.jpg)
NSF Dimensions of Biodiversity scientists will look at coral reef ecosystems around the world.
Credit: Ryan McMinds and Jerome Payet
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![Jamaican fruit bat in flight: this bat species can smell the volatile compounds in fruit.](/news/mmg/media/images/Davalos_image_f.jpg)
Jamaican fruit bat in flight: this bat species can "smell" the volatile compounds in fruit.
Credit: Karen Sears, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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![Qiyunshan, a national park in eastern China, has similar forests to those of eastern North America.](/news/mmg/media/images/Soltis_image_f.jpg)
Qiyunshan, a national park in eastern China, has similar forests to those of eastern North America.
Credit: Jenny Xiang, North Carolina State University
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![Caterpillar parasitized by an unknown wasp; white splotches are the silk cocoons of wasp larvae.](/news/mmg/media/images/Dyer_image_f.jpg)
Caterpillar parasitized by an unknown wasp; white splotches are the silk cocoons of wasp larvae.
Credit: Lee Dyer, University of Nevada
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![Researchers will study the biodiversity of subalpine forests in Colorado's Rocky Mountains.](/news/mmg/media/images/Frank_image_f.jpg)
Researchers will study the biodiversity of subalpine forests in Colorado's Rocky Mountains.
Credit: Andrew Moyes, UCMerced
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