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From early humans rubbing sticks together to make fire, to the fossil fuels that drove the industrial revolution, energy has played a central role in our development as a species.
Mar 28, 2021 · From early humans rubbing sticks together to make fire, to the fossil fuels that drove the industrial revolution, energy has played a central role in our development as a species.
Dominant species are the most abundant species in a community, exerting a strong influence over the occurrence and distribution of other species. In contrast, keystone species have effects on...
May 18, 2015 · A flurry of newly published research demonstrates surprising links between individual species or suites of species and ecosystem function that directly benefit people. In most cases, the links between species and function support hypotheses of the nexus of environment, economic development, and human well-being 17, 18.
- Claude Gascon, Thomas M. Brooks, Topiltzin Contreras-MacBeath, Nicolas Heard, William Konstant, John...
- 2015
Why is biodiversity important? Biodiversity is essential for the processes that support all life on Earth, including humans. Without a wide range of animals, plants and microorganisms, we cannot have the healthy ecosystems that we rely on to provide us with the air we breathe and the food we eat.
Jan 10, 2022 · Species that keep track of many individually differentiated social relationships often have larger brains and/or enhanced cognitive capacity compared with other species [67–70]. Within-species variation in cognitive performance may also be linked with social knowledge.
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Species and their populations are the building blocks of ecosystems, individually and collectively securing the conditions for life. They provide food, medicine and raw materials. They are the basis of soil formation, decomposition, water filtration and flow, pollination, pest control and climate regulation.
