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own sake. Humans depend on natural systems to produce a wide variety of ecosystem goods and services, ranging from direct … use of certain species for food or medicines to ecosystem functions that provide water purification, nutrient retention or … climate regulation. Threats to biodiversity include habitat loss and fragmentation, the introduction of nonindigenous species …