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Biodiversity Could Be As Important As Climate For Healthy Ecosystems

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Western Michigan University

Publication Date
2018-01-16

Extreme temperatures are hard on plants. They’re not used to having frost one day and 60-degree temperatures the next. But just like people will huddle together for warmth, plant species have strength in numbers. New research suggests that biodiversity — or a good variety of plants and animals — is about as important as climate for a healthy ecosystem.

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http://wmuk.org/post/biodiversity-could-be-important-climate-healthy-ecosystems