[APWG] NEWS: Biodiversity Key to Earth's Life-Support Functions in a Changing World
Olivia Kwong
plant at plantconservation.org
Tue Aug 16 09:04:16 CDT 2011
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110811084513.htm
Biodiversity Key to Earth's Life-Support Functions in a Changing World
ScienceDaily (Aug. 14, 2011) -- The biological diversity of organisms on
Earth is not just something we enjoy when taking a walk through a
blossoming meadow in spring; it is also the basis for countless products
and services provided by nature, including food, building materials, and
medicines as well as the self-purifying qualities of water and protection
against erosion. These so-called ecosystem services are what makes Earth
inhabitable for humans. They are based on ecological processes, such as
photosynthesis, the production of biomass, or nutrient cycles.
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