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This article has a lot of very important ideas about biodiversity in California. The main focus is the impact of recent weather events on biodiversity, especially the drought. It also points out the fact that there are accelerated growths of invasive species in the state, which are rapidly pushing the native species out of the food chain. In addition to listing these problems and explaining them, it also shows the treatments and legislation that is being applied in order to solve these problems, or explaining what else can be done to better the environmental conditions for native species. However, the author does concede that some of these problems may be unsolvable.

I found this article to be extremely helpful in developing my argument. Instead of a simple opinion piece, this is a full-blown synopsis of the environmental problems in California, filled with useful information. It is very helpful to have a source that combines many valuable aspects of different sources into one easily accessible and understandable report. There is also the benefit of having many authors which gives different opinions instead of one unified point of view.