Causes, consequences and ethics of biodiversity

David Tilman ()
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David Tilman: Evolution and Behavior, Universityof Minnesota

Nature, 2000, vol. 405, issue 6783, 208-211

Abstract: Abstract The existence of so great a diversity of species on Earth remainsa mystery, the solution to which may also explain why and how biodiversityinfluences the functioning of ecosystems. The answer may lie in quantifyingthe trade-offs that organisms face in dealing with the constraints of theirenvironment. Societal responses to the loss of biodiversity also involve trade-offs,and the elaboration of these will be essential in developing wiser environmentalethics and policy.

Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.1038/35012217

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