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How biodiversity loss affects the health of ecosystems

Shahid Naeem

1 February 2004 | EN | 中文

Some environmental researchers take the view that species-rich ecosystems function better than those that are species-poor. Others disagree. Shahid Naeem assesses the arguments.

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