Accelerating Loss of Ocean Species Threatens Human Well-Being

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Loss of seafood species is faster in low-diversity regions as compared with high-diversity regions.
Loss of seafood species is faster in low-diversity regions, as compared with high-diversity regions.

In a study published in the November 3 issue of the journal, Science, an international group of ecologists and economists show that the loss of biodiversity is profoundly reducing the ocean’s ability to produce seafood, resist diseases, filter pollutants, and rebound from stresses such as over fishing and climate change.


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