Nature's capacity to 'bounce back' when species are lost is vastly overestimated, global analysis finds

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The idea that ecosystems carry plenty of backup, so if a small number of species become extinct there is little harm, has been greatly overestimated, according to the largest global study of its kind.

The idea that ecosystems carry plenty of backup, so if a small number of species become extinct there is little harm, has been greatly overestimated, according to the largest global study of its kind. This story matters for Science & Discovery readers tracking insect. Reported by phys.org. Read the full original at the source link below.

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