John Wake : Discovery of thousands of new species in Australia exciting , unexpected , instructive . Most of the newly discovered species are also known from single places or from small geographic ranges and often in habitats that are at great risk of being changed or destroyed . He says at same time , species being rapidly lost across globe due to human depredations . He says this has led scientists to search for new species , but this ca n't replace ones lost . Wake : The biodiversity crisis is very real , many newly discovered species are at risk .
John Wake : Discovery of thousands of new species in Australia exciting , unexpected , instructive . He says at same time , species being rapidly lost across globe due to human depredations . He says this has led scientists to search for new species , but this ca n't replace ones lost . Wake : The biodiversity crisis is very real , many newly discovered species are at risk .