Managing Ecosystems under Climate Change: Ecological Diversity Functions Like a Financial Portfolio
A Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) satellite image of the Great Lakes region. Credit: NOAA-GLERL. Productivity over time, where diversity across species, habitats, and ecological functions results in a stabilizing “portfolio effect” that promotes resilience. Credit: Centre for Ecosystem Management. The buffering effects of (a) a diverse ecosystem are contrasted with (b) the reduced buffering ...
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