hotspots where BMI scores were low, and yet BII suggested that the biodiversity was within safe limits. In fact, BMI and BII were negatively correlated across all 32 biodiversity hotspots, with less intact biomass having higher BII. Further validation of the accuracy of BII may be necessary in view of the discrepancy that BII is unpredictably high when BMI is low and HF high. Clearly, more reliable instruments are necessary into the future to accurately reflect the true status of global biodiversity.
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