Biodiversity Loss Threatens Human Well-Being
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- 15 August 2006
- journal article
- essay
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Biology
- Vol. 4 (8), e277
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0040277
Abstract
Biodiversity lies at the core of ecosystem processes fueling our planet's vital life-support systems; its degradation--by us--is threatening our own well-being and will disproportionately impact the poor.Keywords
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