The center of the center of marine shore fish biodiversity: the Philippine Islands

@article{Carpenter2005TheCO,
  title={The center of the center of marine shore fish biodiversity: the Philippine Islands},
  author={Kent E. Carpenter and Victor G. Springer},
  journal={Environmental Biology of Fishes},
  year={2005},
  volume={72},
  pages={467-480},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:8280012}
}
Analysis of distribution data for 2983 species reveals a pattern of richness on a finer scale and identifies a peak of marine biodiversity in the central Philippine Islands and a secondary peak between peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.
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