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Ecological Interactions and Evolution: Forgotten Parts of Biodiversity?

Ecological Interactions and Evolution: Forgotten Parts of Biodiversity? Viewpoint Ecological Interactions and Evolution: Forgotten Parts of Biodiversity? THOMAS BØHN AND PER-ARNE AMUNDSEN rganisms are shaped contem- sions (Myers 1988, 1990, 2003, Myers et actions and processes within and be- O poraneously by ecological proces- al. 2000), also strongly emphasizes a tween organisms. Conservation strate- ses and over long periods of time by species-oriented biodiversity concept, gies should therefore aim to preserve the evolution, processes that have led to the even though criteria other than en- processes of ecology and evolution, not diversification of life. But is the diversity demism, such as species richness and only the products (such as, e.g., species in of life all biodiversity is? We argue that the presence of taxonomically unusual or zoos or DNA in gene banks). Without biodiversity is the conclusion drawn rare species, are not ruled out by the their natural interactive ecosystem to live both from the variety of life forms and theory itself (Myers 2003). in, neither organisms nor genes will pre- from the variety of processes that have Ecological processes and interactions serve biological diversity. shaped them. One cannot talk about are both the structuring links in all food One might wonder why the Conven- biodiversity in http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png BioScience Oxford University Press

Ecological Interactions and Evolution: Forgotten Parts of Biodiversity?

BioScience , Volume 54 (9) – Sep 1, 2004

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Oxford University Press
Copyright
© 2004 American Institute of Biological Sciences
Subject
News & Features
ISSN
0006-3568
eISSN
1525-3244
DOI
10.1641/0006-3568(2004)054[0804:EIAEFP]2.0.CO;2
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Viewpoint Ecological Interactions and Evolution: Forgotten Parts of Biodiversity? THOMAS BØHN AND PER-ARNE AMUNDSEN rganisms are shaped contem- sions (Myers 1988, 1990, 2003, Myers et actions and processes within and be- O poraneously by ecological proces- al. 2000), also strongly emphasizes a tween organisms. Conservation strate- ses and over long periods of time by species-oriented biodiversity concept, gies should therefore aim to preserve the evolution, processes that have led to the even though criteria other than en- processes of ecology and evolution, not diversification of life. But is the diversity demism, such as species richness and only the products (such as, e.g., species in of life all biodiversity is? We argue that the presence of taxonomically unusual or zoos or DNA in gene banks). Without biodiversity is the conclusion drawn rare species, are not ruled out by the their natural interactive ecosystem to live both from the variety of life forms and theory itself (Myers 2003). in, neither organisms nor genes will pre- from the variety of processes that have Ecological processes and interactions serve biological diversity. shaped them. One cannot talk about are both the structuring links in all food One might wonder why the Conven- biodiversity in

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Published: Sep 1, 2004

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