Countless studies have shown that an environmental ecosystem suffers when it loses native species. This is particularly the case for smaller, local and laboratory scales, but there are few studies of how (or if) this theory holds up in nature on the larger scales at which we generally manage natural resources. Throughout the world, fish species have been reduced on coral reefs through disease, temperature-induced bleaching events, and overfishing. What kind of impact can diversity have on mediating these stressors? Read on to learn more!
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