The Mikado pheasant's hidden larder The sad loss of a food source for humans as a consumer species is only part of the story when fish and invertebrate species go extinct. Many small animals which humans know nothing of and so would not grieve after are quietly maintaining the normal operation of the ecosystem.
不僅因著人類這一消費者口腹的需求，魚類與無脊椎動物的消失令人惋惜；在生態系裡，許多小動物，更是人不知而不慍的默默維持著生態系統的正常運作。