> The difference between educated folks and the rest 
> of the mass media fed world, is that we care about 
> small stuff. Because, you never know how important 
> a little piece of a system is until it's gone and the 
> system fails.

But what case history examples can you cite that show
the loss of the small stuff can have profound (e.g. "system
failed") consequences?

Example: What profound consequences could conceivably
occur because the range and abundance of 4 bumblebee
species in the USA has declined during the past 25 years?

Paul Cherubini
El Dorado, Calif.

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