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Economic factors underlying biodiversity loss. [PDF]
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 2023 Abstract Contemporary economic thinking does not acknowledge that the human economy is embedded in Nature; it instead treats humanity as a customer that draws on Nature. In this paper, we present a grammar for economic reasoning that is not built on that error.
Dasgupta P, Levin S.
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Biodiversity loss underlies the dilution effect of biodiversity [PDF]
Ecology Letters, 2020 Abstract The dilution effect predicts increasing biodiversity to reduce the risk of infection, but the generality of this effect remains unresolved. Because biodiversity loss generates predictable changes in host community competence, we hypothesized that biodiversity loss might drive the dilution effect.
Jason Rohr +2 more
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What is the evidence on indirect drivers of biodiversity loss worldwide? A systematic map protocol. [PDF]
PLoS ONEAn estimated 1 million species of animals and plants are threatened with extinction. While much research has concentrated on direct drivers (e.g., land use change) of biodiversity loss, understanding the indirect (e.g., economic, demographic, and ...
Federico Grossi +4 more
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Biodiversity loss reduces global terrestrial carbon storage [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsNatural ecosystems store large amounts of carbon globally, as organisms absorb carbon from the atmosphere to build large, long-lasting, or slow-decaying structures such as tree bark or root systems.
Sarah R. Weiskopf +11 more
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Free word association analysis of German laypeople’s perception of biodiversity and its loss
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 Due to the dramatic biodiversity crisis, it is crucial to understand how people perceive biodiversity. Knowledge of how thoughts are organized around this concept can identify which ideas are best to focus on biodiversity conservation information ...
Annike Eylering +4 more
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Impacts of biodiversity and biodiversity loss on zoonotic diseases [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2021 Zoonotic diseases are infectious diseases of humans caused by pathogens that are shared between humans and other vertebrate animals. Previously, pristine natural areas with high biodiversity were seen as likely sources of new zoonotic pathogens, suggesting that biodiversity could have negative impacts on human health. At the same time, biodiversity has
Felicia Keesing, Richard S. Ostfeld
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Stressor richness intensifies productivity loss but mitigates biodiversity loss
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Ecosystems are subject to a multitude of anthropogenic environmental changes. Experimental research in the field of multiple stressors has typically involved varying the number of stressors, here termed stressor richness, but without controlling for ...
Mark Holmes +2 more
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Freshwater biodiversity loss in urbanised rivers
Ecological Indicators, 2023 Since the second half of the 20th century, when monitoring programmes were implemented as a measure to improve the water quality of rivers, numerous advantages have been achieved.
David Gutiérrez-Rial +5 more
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A global perspective on the influence of COVID-19 pandemic on forest areas in biodiversity hotspots
Guangxi Zhiwu, 2023 Forests play a crucial role in maintaining biodiversity, and the loss of forest is often associated with regional biodiversity decline or loss. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the influence of COVID-19 pandemic on global biodiversity using ...
Shuai ZHOU
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