The different aspects of biodiversity all have a very strong influence on each other. We have only just started to understand the relationships between living things and their environments. It is helpful to think of an ecosystem as a woven carpet; if you pull on a loose thread it might only affect the thread and those closest to it or it might unravel the whole carpet. Students from Dr. A.R. Lord had a chance to explore the biological collections at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum which not only houses collections, specimens and interesting displays, but is also a working research and teaching facility for the University of British Columbia. Many parent volunteers joined the class on this fascinating field trip.
