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such as ?oodplains and temporary ponds) challenge this de?nition.
Our decision has been to include such The term 'aquatic
macrophytes' refers to a diverse species as "aquatic macrophytes",
only if their group of aquatic photosynthetic organisms, all large
environmental survival is clearly dependent upon enough to see with
the naked eye. It includes regular re?lling of their aquatic
habitat with a source macroalgae of the divisions Chlorophyta
(green of fresh to brackish water. algae), Xanthophyta
(yellow-green algae) and Rho- The freshwater macroalgae are
primarily rep- dophyta (red algae) and the "blue-green algae" (more
sented by the green algae, especially the Charales, correctly known
as Cyanobacteria), Bryophyta commonly known as the stoneworts or
brittleworts (mosses and liverworts), Pteridophyta (ferns) and
(e.g., Chara and Nitella spp.). The Charales are often
Spermatophyta (seed-bearing plants), the vegetative mistaken for
higher plants because they have erect parts of which actively grow
either permanently or central stalks that are divided into short
nodes and periodically (for at least several weeks each year) long
internodes of elongated multinucleate cells, with submerged below,
?oating on, or growing up through a whorl of "branchlets" at each
node (Fig. 1).
The erosion of biodiversity is currently highly publicized.
Militant movements accuse humans of destroying nature and being
responsible for a sixth mass extinction. However, this
anxiety-provoking message is sometimes based on misconceptions,
false or partisan ideas, and media relays that favor and amplify
alarmist information. If the situation of certain populations is
worrying, it is not a general phenomenon because others are
expanding. Rather than holding a globalizing discourse, it is
necessary to recontextualize and relativize the debate to better
define the necessary actions.Biodiversity Erosion analyzes numerous
scientific publications, as well as alarming discussions,
emphasizing the multiple biases present in the way information is
presented. This book questions the relevance of the notion of
species and the desire to compile an inventory of all living
things. It argues for a less Manichean approach to our relationship
with nature.
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