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Could ecological roles offer clues to how life began?
Source: Phys.org · Published
Producers, consumers, and decomposers play different roles in today's ecosystems. Thinking about these familiar roles led me to a question: Could their differences partly reflect the different physical and chemical environments in which early life developed? I wondered whether the organization of ecosystems might offer a useful starting point for thinking about life's beginnings.
Key points
- Producers, consumers, and decomposers play different roles in today's ecosystems.
- Thinking about these familiar roles led me to a question: Could their differences partly reflect the different physical and chemical environments in which early life developed?
- I wondered whether the organization of ecosystems might offer a useful starting point for thinking about life's beginnings.
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