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Overabundance Limits Biodiversity
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From: Pat Maxwell
Length: 00:01:22
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Too much of a good thing. We all know the hazards of that: too much fat, too much beer, too much chocolate...But, for plant diversity, there is such a thing as too much water, or too many nutrients...
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