Some questions I am interested in 
Why do you care about biodiversity?
What does it mean to you?
Why do you think it is important?
It's not mainly biodiversity per se I care about. I wouldn't get excited about a proposal to do something that would cause a lot of new species to evolve. It's the loss of existing species I care about.
-
-
Interesting. What is the real difference I wonder?
-
Create new species -> more biodiversity with unforseen consequences Current species disappearing -> less biodiversity with unforseen consequences Unforseen consequences is bad
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
Why do you care about losing existing species? Functional value? Beauty? Something else?
-
Partly that the current ecosystem took so long to evolve that there are lots of interdependencies (more than we realize) and thus dangers of cascading effects. Partly that it took so long for most species to arise that it seems a waste to lose them.
- Show replies
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.