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Posted Thu Apr 24 2008: from Brown University, via Eurekalert:
Brown Scientists Say Biodiversity Is Crucial to Ecosystem Productivity http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1209068066
 In the first experiment involving a natural environment, scientists at Brown University have shown that richer plant diversity significantly enhances an ecosystem's productivity.... the results confirmed tests charting how biodiversity affects aboveground plant productivity in artificial ecosystems.... the greater the number of plant species, the more productive the ecosystem.
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This casts a shadow on endless square miles of monocrops.
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