Retaining adaptive capacity in New Zealand's ecological systems
In addition to the conservation of biological diversity for aesthetic, ethical or psychological reasons, there is a more pragmatic reason for conservation. Diversity plays a significant role in sustaining the resilience and adaptive capacity of ecosystems, which perform vital functions like pollinat...
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| Published in: | New Zealand journal of agricultural research Vol. 51; no. 4; pp. 477 - 479 |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
01-12-2008
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| Summary: | In addition to the conservation of biological diversity for aesthetic, ethical or psychological reasons, there is a more pragmatic reason for conservation. Diversity plays a significant role in sustaining the resilience and adaptive capacity of ecosystems, which perform vital functions like pollination, nitrogen fixation, spread of seeds, decomposition and generation of soils in agro-ecosystems (Daily et al. 1997; Walker et al. 2004; Millennium Ecosystem Assessment 2005). Although this relationship has not been demonstrated specifically for New Zealand ecosystems, it can reasonably be assumed to hold true there as well. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 0028-8233 1175-8775 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00288230809510479 |