Why Biodiversity Is Good For The Economy
Research suggests that more diverse ecosystems are better for the bottom line. Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ Credits (and...
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Hi, this is Emily. You may have noticed that conservation can be...contentious. But no matter how you feel about bees or trees or even fleas, here's one totally practical argument for keeping as many species around as possible: biodiversity is good for the economy. For example, in a recent study – which, I should mention, was co-authored by MinuteEarth’s own writer and treecologist Peter Reich – scientists looked at TONS of forests around the world and found that stands with more tree species grow faster and bigger than those with fewer species. Which makes sense: trees of a single species all have the same approaches to getting light, nutrients, and water, so they end up competing with each other, while trees of different species have different appro...
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Hi, this is Emily. You may have noticed that conservation can be...contentious. But no matter how you feel about bees or trees or even fleas, here's one totally practical argument for keeping as many species around as possible: biodiversity is good for the economy. For example, in a recent study – which, I should mention, was co-authored by MinuteEarth’s own writer and treecologist Peter Reich – scientists looked at TONS of forests around the world and found that stands with more tree species grow faster and bigger than those with fewer species. Which makes sense: trees of a single species all have the same approaches to getting light, nutrients, and water, so they end up competing with each other, while trees of different species have different appro...
