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
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 - Education 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
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
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]
What is Biodiversity? - U. S. National Park Service Biological diversity (or biodiversity) is the variety of life on Earth It includes all living things, not just the plants and animals that are common or easily seen It includes species that are not well known, such as microorganisms or invertebrates