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Biodiversity Loss Threatens Human Well-Being

PLoS Biology · 2006 · Vol. 4(8) · pp. e277–e277

Sandra Dı́az✉(Universidad Nacional de Córdoba)Joseph FargioneF. Stuart Chapin(University of Alaska Fairbanks)David Tilman(Ecologie & Evolution)

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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.

Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Land Use and Ecosystem Services Economic and Environmental ValuationBiologyBiodiversityEcology

MeSH terms

AnimalsConservation of Natural ResourcesHumansPovertyQuality of LifeGreenhouse EffectBiodiversity

Funding

Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Fondo para la Investigación Científica y Tecnológica

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