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1.3 The structure of biodiversity
Hi, guys, welcome to the fourth lecture:Microbiological Diversity, Theories, Measures, and Data-Centric Techniques. Last time we conclude our lecturewith the idea of facilitation. I explained to you whyfacilitation plays a crucial role in the coexistence of species. Today, I will explain why the avoidanceof competition is another important mechanism which…
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1.1
I’d like to begin this lecture with a question for you. Do you think is it possible to conservesomething that change constantly? I mean, there have been five mass extinction during Phanerozoic, and one is happening just now. autocatalytic domino effect Extinction increased because ofautocatalytic domino effect. and this is…
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1.0 The web of life
So let’s start this course with a very important point. Life is very exceptional in the universe. It’s not the rule. This is why our planet Earth is extraordinary. That’s very, very important. I will remind you the words of Charles Darwin. He wrote, from so simple a beginning endless…
Mathieu GT 