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Biodiversity indicators in California: Taking nature's temperature

Author(s) -

Michael E. Soulé

Publication year - 1995

Publication title -

california agriculture

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.472

H-Index - 25

eISSN - 2160-8091

pISSN - 0008-0845

DOI - 10.3733/ca.v049n06p40

Subject(s) - extant taxon , threatened species , biodiversity , habitat , ditch , ecology , environmental resource management , ecosystem , geography , environmental ethics , environmental planning , environmental science , biology , philosophy , evolutionary biology

Several habitats and ecosystems in California, including those that have been converted to agriculture, are severely threatened — the remnants of these disappearing communities constitute only 10% or so of their original extant. As a society we have begun a last-ditch effort to salvage and protect these remnants and the species that depend on them. To succeed, we must develop and agree on criteria for ecological integrity. These criteria must include “indicators” — ways to take nature's temperature. But more is needed than good science; saving this diverse living legacy also requires a moral consensus.

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