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Value of Natural Biodiversity Services

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Biodiversity can seem to be a complicated issue. The seeming complexity can be furthered by oversimplification leading to misunderstanding at one point, and the exaggeration of the complexity at another. Nowhere is this more evident than in the valuation of biodiversity services.
Biodiversity services, that is, natural biodiversity services as opposed to human efforts to [...]

September 28, 2008  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Biodiversity Services, Biodiversity and pest control, Ecology, Environment, Environmental services, Exotic Vegetation Management, Exotic plant migration, Exotic plants, Green services, Invasive species, Native habitat, Natural biodiversity services, Nature, Pest control, Preserving biodiversity, Valuing biodiversity services  One Comment

Backyard Habitat Help

Backyard Habitat Help
Backyard habitats can be great for the environment, for the entertainment and education of children and adults, for the control of unwanted insect predators like mosquitoes, and for many other less tangible reasons.
Most of the work can be done by the motivated homeowner, but sometimes a little help is needed. we [...]

September 15, 2008  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Backyard habitat, Backyard habitat help, Backyard habitat information, Education, Environment, Habitat, Habitat Management, Nature, Pests, Uncategorized, Wildlife  No Comments