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European Grasslands Challenge Rainforests as the Most Species-Rich Spaces On Earth
ScienceDaily Mar. 15, 2012 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120315225743.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium= email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+invasivenews+%28Invasiv e+Species+News%29 excerpt from above: Quote:
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Hmmm...
So is this saying the most species rich place on earth may be caused by human activity? The number of species in any given area over time (maybe much time) changes dramatically. After disturbance pioneer species move in then slowly the area returns to what climate and geology can sustain, until more disturbance. When disturbance is continuous what happens and how long can this go on? Is it in fact a sustainable situation? Many questions... Quote:
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I dunno.... I guess those unanswered questions are supposed to draw our attention away from what's going on in South America right now.
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These two links discuss some general considerations about species richness: Species richness Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia .
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A Bee's Best Friend
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Interesting reading. Wikipedia can always be counted on as a place to find sources for futher information.
I suppose one reason for the comparison to most populated human space was to help us understand that "most" is a varible measure.As in comparing large areas like countries as opposed to cities where humans tend to congregate in mass. Also it makes it very clear that more is not always better(depending on perspective) but does make for a lot of interaction to work with. Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Quote:
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