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Published online 18 November 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news031117-1
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Red List highlights threats to islands
Invasive species destroy isolated flora and fauna.
Island plants and animals are the unfortunate stars of the new Red List of the world's most threatened species, released today by the World Conservation Union (IUCN).
On Hawaii, 85 plant species that are found nowhere else are in danger of extinction.
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