#Mite extinctions are occurring at least 1,000 times the ‘natural’ rate
“#Mite extinctions are occurring at least 1,000 times the ‘natural’ rate” Credit: Jean and Fred Hort Mite extinctions are occurring at least 1,000 times the natural rate—a finding a University of Queensland researcher says is another warning that global biodiversity is in deep trouble. The 1.25 million mite species around the planet occupy an enormous…