Natural History Wanderings

NPR reported

Nature clearly benefits human health. Research shows how trees clear the air, wetlands filter water and insects pollinate food.

But moving beyond these generalities to specifics is hard, says Thomas Timberlake, an ecologist at the University of York. Figuring out which parts of an ecosystem are most important, and how much they bolster the health of people and communities is difficult to quantify.

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