Vishli
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« on: October 11, 2008, 12:58:03 PM » |
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like whales, seals, peguins etc what is the impotance of them really?
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mark
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« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2008, 10:57:51 AM » |
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Food.
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GeorgeA
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« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2008, 08:57:39 AM » |
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there fun 2 hunt
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JohnSol
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« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2008, 06:57:27 AM » |
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Not that much really, coca cola with have to change it's advertising.....
The important thing is that all that white stuff reflected large amounts of solar energy 9albedo effect), now that it's going more heat will be trapped by the ocean and global warming will increase (it's called positive feedback).
The other problem is that oil will also be made more accessible in the arctic, so quickening climage even more.
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samsmartkid
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« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2008, 04:57:15 AM » |
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They tell us about where we came from, about the unity of life and all such philosophical stuff. They help us unlock the secrets of nature.
Besides, they have an inherent right to exist!
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nerfer
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« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2008, 02:57:03 AM » |
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What is the value of any wildlife we cannot see? You can argue the philosophical points, that our life is cheapened when biodiversity is reduced, that even if we don't go there, we need to know that places like that where animals roam free still exist. You could argue that there are unknown scientific and medical discoveries still to be made (most medicines come from plants, sharks may provide clues to cancer research, etc.)
But really, if we mess up a place where people don't even live so badly that animals can't live there, then the rest of the world is likely in bad shape too.
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RickyB
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« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2008, 12:56:51 AM » |
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The ecosystem. If one species just all of a sudden went extinct their prey would become too overpopulated, that species would run out of food, and so on. I.E. if the polar bear went extinct, then their would be a sudden increase in seals, which would eventually deplete the seal's food source, and so on.
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