Wardle, David
- Institutionen för skogens ekologi och skötsel, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Sammanfattning
The most unique feature of Earth is the existence of life, and the most extraordinary feature of life is its diversity. Approximately 9 million types of plants, animals, protists and fungi inhabit the earth. So, too, do 7 billion people. Two decades ago, at the first Earth Summit, the vast majority of the world's nations declared that human actions were dismantling Earth's ecosystems, eliminating genes, 30 species, and biological traits at an alarming rate. This observation led to a daunting question: How will loss of biological diversity alter the functioning of ecosystems and their ability to provide society with the goods and services needed to prosper?
Nyckelord
Biodiversity; Extinction; Ecosystem functioning
Publicerad i
Nature
2012, volym: 486, nummer: 7401, sidor: 59-67
Utgivare: Nature Publishing Group, Macmillan Publishers Limited
SLU författare
Globala målen (SDG)
SDG15 Ekosystem och biologisk mångfald
UKÄ forskningsämne
Ekologi
Publikationens identifierare
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature11148
Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/40530