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John (bird whisperer)
John (bird whisperer)
A new paper in the prestigious science journal Nature assesses one of the big questions in ecology today: How do species extinctions rack up compared to other global change issues like global warming, ozone holes, acid rain, and nutrient pollution (overfertilization)? The answer: Just as nasty. In fact species loss is likely to rank among the top... - http://dendroica.tumblr.com/post...
A new paper in the prestigious science journal Nature assesses one of the big questions in ecology today: How do species extinctions rack up compared to other global change issues like global warming, ozone holes, acid rain, and nutrient pollution (overfertilization)? The answer: Just as nasty. In fact species loss is likely to rank among the top five drivers of global change…. Studies in the past 20 years have demonstrated that more biologically diverse ecosystems are more productive. So there’s growing concern that the very high rates of modern extinctions from habitat loss, overharvesting, pollution, biological invasions, human overpopulation, and other human-caused environmental changes will diminish nature’s ability to provide goods and services important to all life (ours too)… like food, clean water, and a stable climate. (via Scientists: Extinctions Just as Damaging as Climate Change | Mother Jones)
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