+- Scivillage.com Casual Discussion Science Forum (https://www.scivillage.com)
+-- Forum: Science (https://www.scivillage.com/forum-61.html)
+--- Forum: Geophysics, Geology & Oceanography (https://www.scivillage.com/forum-73.html)
+--- Thread: When seas surrounded Zanzibar + Freshwater diversity & impact on global food security (/thread-2045.html)
When seas surrounded Zanzibar + Freshwater diversity & impact on global food security - C C - Feb 24, 2016
Lots of animals were lost when the sea surrounded Zanzibar
http://www.futurity.org/extinction-zanzibar-sea-level-1110422-2/
EXCERPT: A recent effort to chart the extinction of various animals from Zanzibar shows rising sea levels played a big role in their disappearance....
Freshwater biodiversity has positive impact on global food security
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160224100546.htm
EXCERPT: Inland freshwaters with a greater variety of fish species (biodiversity) have higher-yielding and less variable fisheries according to a new study. At least two billion people depend directly on inland freshwaters, such as lakes, rivers and wetlands, for the provision of food. However, despite thousands of freshwater species contributing to food security, the relationship between biodiversity and yield remains poorly understood....