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Embrace importance of biodiversity at Science Cafe Concord

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Concord Monitor

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2017-05-16

Biodiversity might be an overused buzzword but it’s also a very good thing, and here’s why: It is ecology’s version of capitalism.Under that metaphor – which is an awesome metaphor, by the way – a place that lacks biodiversity is like the Soviet Union, where planners at the top eliminated competition in the name of efficiency. Just as the USSR collapsed into a rubble pile of bad cars, endless lines and shoddy buildings, places that lack biodiversity tend to collapse due to disease, resource depletion and inability to cope with change.

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http://www.concordmonitor.com/science-cafe-NH-biodiversity-9783422