Loss of biodiversity limits toxin degradation

Friday, January 17, 2014 - 12:20 in Biology & Nature

You might not think of microbes when you consider biodiversity, but it turns out that even a moderate loss of less than 5 percent of soil microbes may compromise some key ecosystem functions and could lead to lower degradation of toxins in the environment.

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