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    It is not the case that Amartya Sen's capability approach, extended to ecosystems by Nussbaum and Norton, entails that diversity must be measured by the range of realized functions, not the count of bearers.

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    • 1.Species count serves as a reliable proxy for functional diversity in practice; measuring realized functions requires epistemic access we lack for most ecosystems.
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    • 2.Functional approaches risk overlooking rare species with low current function but high option value for future adaptation and ecological shifts.
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    • 3.The claim conflates diversity measurement with diversity valuation; counting bearers answers a different but equally important ecological question.
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    • 1.Ecosystem value depends on functional capacity (pollination, nutrient cycling) not merely species count, making function the relevant metric.
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    • 2.Two ecosystems with identical species counts can differ vastly in resilience and services, revealing that diversity of realized functions better captures ecological value.
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    • 3.Sen's capability framework prioritizes what entities can actually do, not their mere presence, offering a theoretically consistent basis for measuring diversity.
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