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Explain why increased ecosystem diversity contributes to increase biodiversity in the biosphere

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A diverse set of ecosystems means that there will be a wide variety of selection pressures exerted on the organisms.

Thus, natural selection will act to bring out the best suited traits for that particular ecosystem.

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Answer: With greater biodiversity, there is less of an impact on the ecosystem if a specific (keystone) species dies off.

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