Ecological surveys found species including Breckland mugwort plants, reptiles, bats, badgers, great crested newts and birds which need protection.
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We don't yet know which species will benefit, and which will suffer in response to the changes, but because each species plays a specific ecological role on the tundra, the downfall of one species or proliferation of another could have a domino effect that disrupts the tundra's delicate food web.
They also provide a habitat for fish and other species of ecological and commercial interest, such as orange roughy, swordfish, tuna, sharks, turtles and whales.
And a back-of-the-envelope calculation based on the 1.8m sorts of organism recognised so far as species under the Linnaean system, on the rate at which new species are being discovered and on such ecological matters as the average number of parasites (themselves new species) that each free-living species harbours, suggests the final total may be around 30m.
Biodiversity, which includes species, ecosystems, and ecological processes, is essential for the long-term maintenance of ecosystem services like photosynthesis, nutrient recycling, soil fertility, provision of fresh water, disaster prevention, and many others.
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Backing that view, the barrister for the investment and advisory team, further rejected claims about the potential ecological impact and threat to the habitat of rare species.
Researchers at the University of Texas are warning that the invasive species from South America has the potential to change the ecological balance in the southeastern United States, largely because the ants can wipe out colonies of what's been widely considered the insect villain of the region, the fire ant.
The new species were discovered as part of a CI program aimed at assessing the ecological health of a given area.
"This lake to me is a bit of an ecological disaster because we really don't understand how it's affecting all the various species that do live naturally within this environment, " she said.
Prof Benton said that the findings also showed that people involved in population management schemes, such as conserving endangered species etc, would have to take into account evolutionary factors, as well as ecological ones, as the result of environmental change.
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