tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20142791.post115817079257308240..comments2024-03-11T07:41:19.149-04:00Comments on The Perfect Substitute: Dead Leaves and the Dirty GroundUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20142791.post-1158211465096217202006-09-14T01:24:00.000-04:002006-09-14T01:24:00.000-04:00Plant species dying can be considered a bad thing ...Plant species dying can be considered a bad thing for two reasons:<BR/>1. A lack of diversity weakens the overall "plant regime." If there is another significant environmental change, none of the remaining plants may survive even though plants that had previously died off might have. Unlike in the business world, plant entrepreneurship (creation of new species) occurs at a relatively slow rate.<BR/>2. Scientists may have a signficant amount left to learn about these plants and the ecosystem in which they exist. If the ecosystem or the plants are destroyed, this learning is lost.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07581607263422875506noreply@blogger.com