11.7 reasons for maintaining biodiversity
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what are aesthetic reasons to maintain biodiversity
enriches our life
inspiration
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what are economic reasons to maintain biodiversity
maintain soil to grow crops and feed people
conserve all organisms we use to make things (e.g wood)
species with potential economic/medicinal importance may become extinct before they are even discovered
how does continuous monoculture result in soil depletion
crop takes same nutrients and then harvested, not left for nutrients to be recycled
makes ecosystem weaker
how can a removal of one species have a significant effect on others
all organisms are interdependent on others for their survival
what are keystone species
species have a large effect on their environment
when removed, habitat is drastically changed , all other species are affected
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