Why is biodiversity important??

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Same question, why is biodiversity important???

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The reasons are many, so it's probably just easiest to point you to:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversit...

http://www.biodiversity.ru/coastlearn/bi...

In a nutshell, ecosystem services (e.g., filtering water, retaining nutrients, producing oxygen) occur at higher rates when biodiversity is high. That is, monocultures are less productive / effective than diverse communities.