title: Biological diversity. Species: would any of them be missed?
abstract: Contrary to the view taken by some, individual species matter: they are valuable for their contribution to the stability of the ecosystems they inhabit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lockwood
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Pimm
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D017753:Ecosystem; D008954:Models, Biological; D010944:Plants; D006109:Poaceae; D013045:Species Specificity