Nowitis generallybelieved thatthesample from Devil's Holecorresponds tovariations in localclimate, in the westernUnited States, rather than globalclimate changes.
The second debate revolves around the dilemma of global vis-a-vis local strategy, that is, the trade-off between global standardization and local customization.
Changes in agricultural practices and the local climate - thought to be brought about by global warming - as well as housing, industrial and transport developments have all taken their toll on good species-rich grassland in the county.
The debate regarding the trade-off between a global and a local strategy is misplaced because it views value propositions crossing national borders as products per se rather than as bundles of global and local characteristics.