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News Release 12-108
Ecologists Call for Preservation of Planet's Remaining Biological Diversity
Two decades after Rio Earth Summit, scientists recommend international efforts to halt biodiversity losses
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Scientists conduct a stream experiment to track biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems.
Credit: Brad Cardinale
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The biological diversity of algae helps produce oxygen in aquatic ecosystems like lakes.
Credit: Danuta Bennett
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The "Flume Room" at the University of Michigan is used to assess biodiversity in streams.
Credit: Brad Cardinale
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A grassland biodiversity study at NSF's Cedar Creek Long-Term Ecological Research site.
Credit: David Tilman
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Biologists sample plant biomass at the Cedar Creek Long-Term Ecological Research site.
Credit: David Tilman
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Researchers follow changes in food webs in estuaries such as Chesapeake Bay.
Credit: Emmett Duffy
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