important of species diversity to ecosystem
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➤ In a healthy ecosystem, diverse and balanced number of species exist to maintain the balance of an ecosystem. In an ecosystem, all the species depend on each other directly or indirectly. So to make a more efficient, productive and sustainable ecosystem, it is important to maintain high species diversity.
➤ Each species plays an important role in an ecosystem. The role that a species plays in its ecosystem is known as its “ecological niche”. Species can be broadly divided into generalist and specialist species.
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1.More diverse ecosystem tend to be more productive. E.g. the ecosystem with a great variety of producer species will produce large biomass to support a greater variety of consumer species
2.Greater species richness and productivity makes an ecosystem more sustainable and stable