Biodiversity

Biodiversity Is Biodiversity Overprotected.” David N. Laband and E.O. Wilson. 2001. Issue 2. This article covered both sides of the argument over protection of biodiversity. Laband supports the claim that biodiversity is in fact overprotected while Wilson argues that it is not. Laband’s major argument is that the cost of biodiversity protection is placed unfairly on landowners by those living in urban areas. Wilson explains that the two things that need to be done to help maintain biodiversity are to preserve “hotspots” as well as increase education in the media and social sciences in the area of conservation biology. The major strength was that the article covered two differing points of view which gave it balance. It was good to have more than one opinion. This though was also the biggest weakness because biodiversity, wilson, two, conservation, while, laband, issue, because, things, sides, reading, protection, overprotected, major, good, eo, education, covered, cost, both, being, article, argument, agree, weakness, view, very, urban, unfairly, unfair, though, think, terms, task, talked