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The broader lesson from the research is not simply that every monoculture should be replaced with the most diverse possible system. Rather, agricultural resilience generally increases when biological diversity is incorporated into production at the genetic, crop, field, farm, and landscape levels. Maintaining this diversity can help sustain soil health, ecosystem services, food production, and the capacity of agriculture to respond to future environmental change. | The broader lesson from the research is not simply that every monoculture should be replaced with the most diverse possible system. Rather, agricultural resilience generally increases when biological diversity is incorporated into production at the genetic, crop, field, farm, and landscape levels. Maintaining this diversity can help sustain soil health, ecosystem services, food production, and the capacity of agriculture to respond to future environmental change. | ||
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