Biodiversity isn’t ultimately what matters but unfortunately it’s the best proxy that we have for learning about the distant past. There aren’t really studies about past NPP after mass extinctions. More diverse ecosystems tend to be richer and more productive.
Biodiversity isn’t ultimately what matters but unfortunately it’s the best proxy that we have for learning about the distant past. There aren’t really studies about past NPP after mass extinctions. More diverse ecosystems tend to be richer and more productive.
Also, humans have, in fact, been drastically reducing insect populations—https://reducing-suffering.org/humanitys-net-impact-on-wild-animal-suffering/