‘Take care of the small things and the big things will take care of themselves.’ What is the relevance of this statement in the context of the Antarctic environment?

‘Take care of the small things and the big things will take care of themselves.’ Is a relevant statement in context to Antarctica in the modern era. Antarctica because of her simple ecosystem and lack of biodiversity is a perfect place to study how little changes in environment can have big consequences for example Take the microscopic phytoplankton — those grasses of the sea that nourish and sustain the entire Southern Ocean’s food chain. These single-celled plants use the sun’s energy to assimilate carbon and synthesize organic compounds in that wondrous and most important of processes called photosynthesis. Scientists warn that a further depletion in the ozone layer will affect the activities of phytoplankton, which in turn will affect the lives of all the marine animals and birds of the region, and the global carbon cycle. In the parable of the phytoplankton, there is

a great metaphor for existence: take care of the small things

and the big things will fall into place.