Lists of organisms by population (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Lists of organisms by population" in English language version.

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10web.archive.org

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10nih.gov

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6doi.org

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3books.google.com

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3nytimes.com

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3harvard.edu

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2nationalgeographic.com

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2worldcat.org

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2pnas.org

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1iucnredlist.org

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1census.gov

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1usgs.gov

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1gov.sk.ca

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1blm.gov

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1nationalarchives.gov.uk

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1timgostony.com

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1nsf.gov

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1agci.org

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1asmblog.org

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1phys.org

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1statista.com

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1economist.com

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1factsanddetails.com

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1si.edu

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1france24.com

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1washingtonpost.com

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1npr.org

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1nature.com

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1semanticscholar.org

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1eurekalert.org

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agci.org

"The Biosphere: Diversity of Life". Aspen Global Change Institute. Basalt, CO. Archived from the original on 2014-11-10. Retrieved 2015-07-19.

asmblog.org

schaechter.asmblog.org

Merry Youle & Gemma Reguera (February 22, 2015). "The Most Abundant Small Things Considered".

blm.gov

"Mountain plover survey guidelines — Wyoming" (PDF). United States Fish and Wildlife Service. March 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-02. Retrieved 2012-12-24.

books.google.com

Kunin, W.E.; Gaston, Kevin, eds. (31 December 1996). The Biology of Rarity: Causes and consequences of rare—common differences. Springer. ISBN 978-0412633805. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
Stearns, Beverly Peterson; Stearns, S. C.; Stearns, Stephen C. (2000). Watching, from the Edge of Extinction. Yale University Press. p. preface x. ISBN 978-0-300-08469-6. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
G. Miller; Scott Spoolman (2012). Environmental Science - Biodiversity Is a Crucial Part of the Earth's Natural Capital. Cengage Learning. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-133-70787-5. Retrieved 2014-12-27.

census.gov

"U.S. POPClock Projection". U.S. Census Bureau.

doi.org

Mora, C.; Tittensor, D.P.; Adl, S.; Simpson, A.G.; Worm, B. (23 August 2011). "How many species are there on Earth and in the ocean?". PLOS Biology. 9 (8): e1001127. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1001127. PMC 3160336. PMID 21886479.
Whitman WB, Coleman DC, Wiebe WJ (June 1998). "Prokaryotes: the unseen majority" (PDF). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 95 (12): 6578–6583. Bibcode:1998PNAS...95.6578W. doi:10.1073/pnas.95.12.6578. PMC 33863. PMID 9618454. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
Whitman, William B.; Coleman, David C.; Wiebe, William J. (1998-06-09). "Prokaryotes: The unseen majority". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 95 (12): 6578–6583. Bibcode:1998PNAS...95.6578W. doi:10.1073/pnas.95.12.6578. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 33863. PMID 9618454.
Erin M. Eggleston; Ian Hewson (2016). "Abundance of Two Pelagibacter ubique Bacteriophage Genotypes along a Latitudinal Transect in the North and South Atlantic Oceans". Frontiers in Microbiology. 7: 1534. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2016.01534. PMC 5039313. PMID 27733846.
Schultheiss P, Nooten SS, Wang R, Wong MKL, Brassard F, Guénard B (2022). "The abundance, biomass, and distribution of ants on Earth". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 119 (40): e2201550119. Bibcode:2022PNAS..11901550S. doi:10.1073/pnas.2201550119. PMC 9546634. PMID 36122199.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Ehrenberg, Rachel (2 September 2015). "Global count reaches 3 trillion trees - Approach combines ground-based surveys with satellite imaging to find higher density than anticipated". Nature. doi:10.1038/nature.2015.18287. S2CID 189415504. Retrieved 28 November 2015.

economist.com

UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (July 2011). "Global Livestock Counts". The Economist. Archived from the original on July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2017.

eurekalert.org

"Field Museum scientists estimate 16,000 tree species in the Amazon". EurekAlert!.

factsanddetails.com

Alligators, River Dolphins, Giant Salamanders In China - China | Facts And Details Archived 2010-11-23 at the Wayback Machine

france24.com

"How many ants are on Earth? 20 quadrillion, study says". France 24. September 19, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.

gov.sk.ca

environment.gov.sk.ca

"Positive Piping Plover Count". Government of Saskatchewan. 6 Nov 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-05-06. Retrieved 2012-12-24.

harvard.edu

ui.adsabs.harvard.edu

Whitman WB, Coleman DC, Wiebe WJ (June 1998). "Prokaryotes: the unseen majority" (PDF). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 95 (12): 6578–6583. Bibcode:1998PNAS...95.6578W. doi:10.1073/pnas.95.12.6578. PMC 33863. PMID 9618454. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
Whitman, William B.; Coleman, David C.; Wiebe, William J. (1998-06-09). "Prokaryotes: The unseen majority". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 95 (12): 6578–6583. Bibcode:1998PNAS...95.6578W. doi:10.1073/pnas.95.12.6578. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 33863. PMID 9618454.
Schultheiss P, Nooten SS, Wang R, Wong MKL, Brassard F, Guénard B (2022). "The abundance, biomass, and distribution of ants on Earth". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 119 (40): e2201550119. Bibcode:2022PNAS..11901550S. doi:10.1073/pnas.2201550119. PMC 9546634. PMID 36122199.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

iucnredlist.org

BirdLife International (2012). "Sturnus vulgaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. IUCN. Retrieved 2012-12-22.

nationalarchives.gov.uk

webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Pennak, Sara; et al. (18 January 2012). "State of observed species: A decade of species discovery in review" (PDF). International Institute for Species Exploration; Arizona State University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-02.

nationalgeographic.com

news.nationalgeographic.com

Dell'Amore, Christine (13 April 2012). "Emperor Penguins Counted From Space—A First". National Geographic News. National Geographic. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
Worrall, Simon (6 August 2017). "Without Bugs, We Might All Be Dead". National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2018.

nature.com

Ehrenberg, Rachel (2 September 2015). "Global count reaches 3 trillion trees - Approach combines ground-based surveys with satellite imaging to find higher density than anticipated". Nature. doi:10.1038/nature.2015.18287. S2CID 189415504. Retrieved 28 November 2015.

nih.gov

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Mora, C.; Tittensor, D.P.; Adl, S.; Simpson, A.G.; Worm, B. (23 August 2011). "How many species are there on Earth and in the ocean?". PLOS Biology. 9 (8): e1001127. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1001127. PMC 3160336. PMID 21886479.
Whitman WB, Coleman DC, Wiebe WJ (June 1998). "Prokaryotes: the unseen majority" (PDF). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 95 (12): 6578–6583. Bibcode:1998PNAS...95.6578W. doi:10.1073/pnas.95.12.6578. PMC 33863. PMID 9618454. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
Whitman, William B.; Coleman, David C.; Wiebe, William J. (1998-06-09). "Prokaryotes: The unseen majority". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 95 (12): 6578–6583. Bibcode:1998PNAS...95.6578W. doi:10.1073/pnas.95.12.6578. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 33863. PMID 9618454.
Erin M. Eggleston; Ian Hewson (2016). "Abundance of Two Pelagibacter ubique Bacteriophage Genotypes along a Latitudinal Transect in the North and South Atlantic Oceans". Frontiers in Microbiology. 7: 1534. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2016.01534. PMC 5039313. PMID 27733846.
Schultheiss P, Nooten SS, Wang R, Wong MKL, Brassard F, Guénard B (2022). "The abundance, biomass, and distribution of ants on Earth". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 119 (40): e2201550119. Bibcode:2022PNAS..11901550S. doi:10.1073/pnas.2201550119. PMC 9546634. PMID 36122199.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Mora, C.; Tittensor, D.P.; Adl, S.; Simpson, A.G.; Worm, B. (23 August 2011). "How many species are there on Earth and in the ocean?". PLOS Biology. 9 (8): e1001127. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1001127. PMC 3160336. PMID 21886479.
Whitman WB, Coleman DC, Wiebe WJ (June 1998). "Prokaryotes: the unseen majority" (PDF). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 95 (12): 6578–6583. Bibcode:1998PNAS...95.6578W. doi:10.1073/pnas.95.12.6578. PMC 33863. PMID 9618454. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
Whitman, William B.; Coleman, David C.; Wiebe, William J. (1998-06-09). "Prokaryotes: The unseen majority". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 95 (12): 6578–6583. Bibcode:1998PNAS...95.6578W. doi:10.1073/pnas.95.12.6578. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 33863. PMID 9618454.
Erin M. Eggleston; Ian Hewson (2016). "Abundance of Two Pelagibacter ubique Bacteriophage Genotypes along a Latitudinal Transect in the North and South Atlantic Oceans". Frontiers in Microbiology. 7: 1534. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2016.01534. PMC 5039313. PMID 27733846.
Schultheiss P, Nooten SS, Wang R, Wong MKL, Brassard F, Guénard B (2022). "The abundance, biomass, and distribution of ants on Earth". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 119 (40): e2201550119. Bibcode:2022PNAS..11901550S. doi:10.1073/pnas.2201550119. PMC 9546634. PMID 36122199.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

npr.org

h.npr.org

"Going Out On A Limb With A Tree-Person Ratio : Krulwich Wonders... : NPR".^{[permanent dead link‍]}

nsf.gov

Staff (2 May 2016). "Researchers find that Earth may be home to 1 trillion species". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 6 May 2016.

nytimes.com

Novacek, Michael J. (8 November 2014). "Prehistory's Brilliant Future". New York Times. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
Nuwer, Rachel (18 July 2015). "Counting All the DNA on Earth". The New York Times. New York. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
Wade, Nicholas (25 July 2016). "Meet Luca, the Ancestor of All Living Things". New York Times. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

phys.org

"Life in deep Earth totals 15 to 23 billion tons of carbon—hundreds of times more than humans". phys.org. Retrieved 2018-12-30.

pnas.org

Whitman WB, Coleman DC, Wiebe WJ (June 1998). "Prokaryotes: the unseen majority" (PDF). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 95 (12): 6578–6583. Bibcode:1998PNAS...95.6578W. doi:10.1073/pnas.95.12.6578. PMC 33863. PMID 9618454. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
"How many tree species are there in the Amazon and how many of them will go extinct?". Archived from the original on 26 March 2012.

semanticscholar.org

api.semanticscholar.org

Ehrenberg, Rachel (2 September 2015). "Global count reaches 3 trillion trees - Approach combines ground-based surveys with satellite imaging to find higher density than anticipated". Nature. doi:10.1038/nature.2015.18287. S2CID 189415504. Retrieved 28 November 2015.

si.edu

""Numbers of Insects - Species and individuals"". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 23 Nov 2022.

statista.com

"Number of chickens worldwide from 1990 to 2018". Statista. Retrieved 23 February 2020.

timgostony.com

Pennak, Sara; et al. (18 January 2012). "State of observed species: A decade of species discovery in review" (PDF). International Institute for Species Exploration; Arizona State University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-02.

usgs.gov

fresc.usgs.gov

Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center. "2011 International Piping Plover Census: Study Description". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-12-24.

washingtonpost.com

Grandoni, Dino (September 19, 2022). "How many ants are crawling the Earth? Nearly 20 quadrillion, scientists say". Washington Post. Retrieved September 19, 2022.

web.archive.org

"Positive Piping Plover Count". Government of Saskatchewan. 6 Nov 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-05-06. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
"Mountain plover survey guidelines — Wyoming" (PDF). United States Fish and Wildlife Service. March 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-02. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
Dell'Amore, Christine (13 April 2012). "Emperor Penguins Counted From Space—A First". National Geographic News. National Geographic. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
"The Biosphere: Diversity of Life". Aspen Global Change Institute. Basalt, CO. Archived from the original on 2014-11-10. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
Whitman WB, Coleman DC, Wiebe WJ (June 1998). "Prokaryotes: the unseen majority" (PDF). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 95 (12): 6578–6583. Bibcode:1998PNAS...95.6578W. doi:10.1073/pnas.95.12.6578. PMC 33863. PMID 9618454. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (July 2011). "Global Livestock Counts". The Economist. Archived from the original on July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
Alligators, River Dolphins, Giant Salamanders In China - China | Facts And Details Archived 2010-11-23 at the Wayback Machine
"Ora (Komodo Island Monitor or Komodo Dragon)". American Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on March 7, 2010. Retrieved 2007-01-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
Worrall, Simon (6 August 2017). "Without Bugs, We Might All Be Dead". National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
"How many tree species are there in the Amazon and how many of them will go extinct?". Archived from the original on 26 March 2012.

worldcat.org

search.worldcat.org

Nuwer, Rachel (18 July 2015). "Counting All the DNA on Earth". The New York Times. New York. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
Whitman, William B.; Coleman, David C.; Wiebe, William J. (1998-06-09). "Prokaryotes: The unseen majority". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 95 (12): 6578–6583. Bibcode:1998PNAS...95.6578W. doi:10.1073/pnas.95.12.6578. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 33863. PMID 9618454.