COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Ecosystem effects of biodiversity loss could rival impacts of climate change, pollution
Description: Loss of biodiversity appears to impact ecosystems as much as climate change, pollution and other major forms of environmental stress, according to a new study from an international research team. The study is the first comprehensive effort to directly compare the impacts of biological diversity loss to the anticipated effects of a host of other human-caused environmental changes. [Source: University of Michigan]
URL: http://ns.umich.edu/new/multimedia/slideshows/20366-ecosystem-effects-of-biodiversity-loss-could-rival-impacts-of-climate-change-pollution
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Source: University of Michigan
Publish Date: 5/2/2012
Reading Level: Basic
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