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- Title
Causes, consequences and ethics of biodiversity.
- Authors
Tilman, D
- Abstract
The existence of so great a diversity of species on Earth remains a mystery, the solution to which may also explain why and how biodiversity influences the functioning of ecosystems. The answer may lie in quantifying the trade-offs that organisms face in dealing with the constraints of their environment. Societal responses to the loss of biodiversity also involve trade-offs, and the elaboration of these will be essential in developing wiser environmental ethics and policy.
- Publication
Nature, 2000, Vol 405, Issue 6783, p208
- ISSN
0028-0836
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/35012217