Biodiversity

Similar term(s): biological diversity.

Biodiversity is a contraction of biological diversity. Biodiversity reflects the number, variety and variability of living organisms.

It includes diversity within species (genetic diversity), between species (species diversity), and between ecosystems (ecosystem diversity).

Source: GreenFacts

Biodiversity is the variability among living organisms from all sources, including terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part.

Source: MA  Glossary

Ecosystem(s) - Genetic diversity - Species

GreenFacts Summary on Biodiversity & Human Well-being:

• 1. Biodiversity: What is it, where is it, and why is it important?

Deutsch: Biodiversität
Español: Biodiversidad
Français: Biodiversité
Nederlands: Biodiversiteit

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