Consequences of changing biodiversity

F. Stuart Chapin; Erika S. Zavaleta; Valerie T. Eviner; Rosamond L. Naylor; Peter M. Vitousek; Heather L. Reynolds; David U. Hooper; Sandra Lavorel; Osvaldo E. Sala; Sarah E. Hobbie; Michelle C. Mack; Sandra Díaz

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Consequences of changing biodiversity

F. Stuart Chapin, Erika S. Zavaleta, Valerie T. Eviner, Rosamond L. Naylor, Peter M. Vitousek, Heather L. Reynolds, David U. Hooper, Sandra Lavorel, Osvaldo E. Sala, Sarah E. Hobbie, Michelle C. Mack, Sandra Díaz

Ecology, Evolution and Behavior

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Human alteration of the global environment has triggered the sixth major extinction event in the history of life and caused widespread changes in the global distribution of organisms. These changes in biodiversity alter ecosystem processes and change the resilience of ecosystems to environmental change. This has profound consequences for services that humans derive from ecosystems. The large ecological and societal consequences of changing biodiversity should be minimized to preserve options for future solutions to global environmental problems.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	234-242
Number of pages	9
Journal	Nature
Volume	405
Issue number	6783
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/35012241
State	Published - May 11 2000

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