| Abstract: | 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 the Earth‘s ecosystems, eliminating genes, species and biological traits at an alarming rate. This observation led to the question of how such loss of biological diversity will alter the functioning of ecosystems and their ability to provide society with the goods and services needed to prosper. |
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| Citation Author: | Cardinale, Bradley J.; Duffy, J. Emmett; Gonzalez, Andrew ; Hooper, David U.; Perrings, Charles ; Patrick, Venail ; Narwani, Anita ; Mace, Georgina M.; Tilman, David ; Wardle, David A.; Kinzig, Ann P.; Daily, Gretchen C.; Loreau, Michel ; Grace, James B.; Larigauderie, Anne ; Srivastava, Diane S.; Naeem, Shahid |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Nature |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Biodiversity loss and its impact on humanity; 2012; Article; Journal; Nature; Cardinale, Bradley J.; Duffy, J. Emmett; Gonzalez, Andrew ; Hooper, David U.; Perrings, Charles ; Patrick, Venail ; Narwani, Anita ; Mace, Georgina M.; Tilman, David ; Wardle, David A.; Kinzig, Ann P.; Daily, Gretchen C.; Loreau, Michel ; Grace, James B.; Larigauderie, Anne ; Srivastava, Diane S.; Naeem, Shahid |
| Citation Start Page: | 59 |
| Citation Volume: | 486 |
| Citation Year: | 2012 |
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| Text: | Biodiversity loss and its impact on humanity; 2012; Article; Journal; Nature; Cardinale, Bradley J.; Duffy, J. Emmett; Gonzalez, Andrew ; Hooper, David U.; Perrings, Charles ; Patrick, Venail ; Narwani, Anita ; Mace, Georgina M.; Tilman, David ; Wardle, David A.; Kinzig, Ann P.; Daily, Gretchen C.; Loreau, Michel ; Grace, James B.; Larigauderie, Anne ; Srivastava, Diane S.; Naeem, Shahid |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature11148 |
| Date Other: | Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
