Biodiversity | Definition Facts | Britannica Biodiversity, the variety of life found in a place on Earth or, often, the total variety of life on Earth A common measure of this variety, called species richness, is the count of species in an area
Biodiversity - Wikipedia Biodiversity is the variability of life on Earth It can be measured on various levels, for example, genetic variability, species diversity, ecosystem diversity and phylogenetic diversity [1]
Biodiversity - National Geographic Society Biodiversity refers to all the different kinds of living organisms within a given area, including plants, animals, fungi and other living things It includes everything from towering redwood trees to tiny, single-cell algae that are impossible to see without a microscope
Biodiversity - World Health Organization (WHO) Biodiversity, the variability among living organisms from all sources, underpins all life on Earth This includes diversity within species, between species and across ecosystems, representing the genetic makeup of plants, animals, microorganisms and the complexity of ecosystems
What is biodiversity? - World Wildlife Fund Biodiversity is all the different kinds of life you’ll find in one area—the variety of animals, plants, fungi, and even microorganisms like bacteria that make up our natural world
What is Biodiversity? Why Is It Important? | AMNH The term biodiversity (from “biological diversity”) refers to the variety of life on Earth at all its levels, from genes to ecosystems, and can encompass the evolutionary, ecological, and cultural processes that sustain life
Biodiversity: What is it and how can we protect it? - UN News What does 'biodiversity' mean and why is it important? In simple terms, biodiversity refers to all types of life on Earth The UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) describes it as “the
What is Biodiversity? - Perspectives on Biodiversity - NCBI Bookshelf Biodiversity includes not only the world's species with their unique evolutionary histories, but also genetic variability within and among populations of species and the distribution of species across local habitats, ecosystems, landscapes, and whole continents or oceans