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The encyclopoedia of Earth says that biodiversity is "the variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are a part; this includes diversity within species, between species, and of ecosystems. Thus, biodiversity includes genetic variation within species, the variety of species in an area, and the variety of habitat types within a landscape." http://www.eoearth.org/article/Biodiversity
Biodiversity is defined as: 1)The number and variety of organisms found within a specified geographic region. 2)The variability among living organisms on the earth, including the variability within and between species and within and between ecosystems.
"Biodiversity is the variety of species, their genetic make-up, and the natural communities in which they occur." http://www.pabiodiversity.org/whatisbiodiversity.html
-Biodiversity: the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirable" wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
-Biodiversity is the variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome, or for the entire Earth. Biodiversity is often used as a measure of the health of biological systems. ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity
Biodiversity: the diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region
-Biodiversity: the variety of life and its processes; includes components of structure, function, and process of species, communities, ecosystems, and other levels of biological organization www.nwcouncil.org/edt/framework/Glossary_020214.htm en.wiktionary.org/wiki/biodiversity
The word "biodiversity" is a contracted version of "biological diversity". The Convention on Biological Diversity defines biodiversity as:
"the variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are a part; this includes diversity within species, between species, and of ecosystems."
Thus, biodiversity includes genetic variation within species, the variety of species in an area, and the variety of habitat types within a landscape. Perhaps inevitably, such an all-encompassing definition, together with the strong emotive power of the concept, has led to somewhat cavalier use of the term biodiversity, in extreme cases to refer to life or biology itself. But biodiversity properly refers to the variety of living organisms.
Biological diversity is of fundamental importance to the functioning of all natural and human-engineered ecosystems, and by extension to the ecosystem services that nature provides free of charge to human society. Living organisms play central roles in the cycles of major elements (carbon, nitrogen, and so on) and water in the environment, and diversity specifically is important in that these cycles require numerous interacting species. http://www.eoearth.org/article/Biodiversity
Biodiversity is variety and variability among living organisms and the ecological complexes in which they occur. This is the variety of every organism and the ecosystems in which they live.
Site: California Biodiversity Council http://biodiversity.ca.gov/Biodiversity/biodiv_def2.html
Wikipedia - "biodiversity is the variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome or for the entire Earth" Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - "variety of all forms of life, from genes to species, through to the broad scale of ecosystems"
Biodiversity, a contraction of the phrase "biological diversity," is a complex topic, covering many aspects of biological variation. In popular usage, the word biodiversity is often used to describe all the species living in a particular area. If we consider this area at its largest scale - the entire world - then biodiversity can be summarized as "life on earth." However, scientists use a broader definition of biodiversity, designed to include not only living organisms and their complex interactions, but also interactions with the abiotic (non-living) aspects of their environment. Definitions emphasizing one aspect or another of this biological variation can be found throughout the scientific and lay literature.
Biodiversity, a contraction of the phrase "biological diversity," is a complex topic, covering many aspects of biological variation. In popular usage, the word biodiversity is often used to describe all the species living in a specific area. If we consider this area at its largest scale - the entire world - then biodiversity can be summarized as "life on earth." However, scientists use a broader definition of biodiversity, designed to include not only living organisms and their complex interactions, but also interactions with the non-living aspects of their environment. Biodiversity is defined as the variety of life on Earth at all its levels, from genes to ecosystems, and the ecological and evolutionary processes that sustain it.
The number and variety of organisms found within a specified geographic region. The variability among living organisms on the earth, including the variability within and between species and within and between ecosystems.
What is biodiversity? Biodiversity is the variability of all living organisms -- including animal and plant species -- of the genes of all these organisms, and of the terrestrial, aquatic and marine ecosystems of which they are part.
Why is it important? It helps provide for basic human needs such as food, shelter, and medicine. It composes ecosystems that maintain oxygen in the air, enrich the soil, purify the water, protect against flood and storm damage and regulate climate. Biodiversity also has recreational, cultural, spiritual and aesthetic values.
Biodiversity is the variety of species, their genetic make-up, and the natural communities in which they occur. It includes all of the native plants and animals. http://www.pabiodiversity.org/whatisbiodiversity.html
Biodiversity is the variety of all living things; a contraction of biological diversity. Biodiversity can be measured on many biological levels ranging from genetic diversity within a species to the variety of ecosystems on Earth, but the term most commonly refers to the number of different species in a defined area.
"The Convention on Biological Diversity defines biodiversity as the diversity among living organisms from all sources..." "Biodiversity includes genetic variation within species, the variety of species in an area, and the variety of habitat types within a landscape." From : The Encyclopedia of Earth (http://www.eoearth.org/article/Biodiversity)
"The variety of life on Earth, its biological diversity is commonly referred to as biodiversity. The number of species of plants, animals, and microorganisms, the enormous diversity of genes in these species, the different ecosystems on the planet, such as deserts, rainforests and coral reefs are all part of a biologically diverse Earth. Appropriate conservation and sustainable development strategies attempt to recognize this as being integral to any approach. Almost all cultures have in some way or form recognized the importance that nature, and its biological diversity has had upon them and the need to maintain it." This is from http://www.globalissues.org/issue/169/biodiversity.
"Variety of different species, genetic variability among individuals within each species, variety of ecosystems, and functions such as energy flow and matter cycling needed for the survival of species and biological communities." This is from our book in class called Living In The Environment by G. Tyler Miller and Scott E Spoolman on page G2.
All living things we know of are part of the Earth's biodiversity, the diversity of life. The concept of biodiversity can be divided up in levels such as ecosystems, species, and genes. It is important to remember that all of these are connected. Some species are only found in certain ecosystems.
Biodiversity is the variability of all living organisms -- including animal and plant species -- of the genes of all these organisms, and of the terrestrial, aquatic and marine ecosystems of which they are part.
Biodiversity makes up the structure of the ecosystems and habitats that support essential living resources, including wildlife, fisheries and forests. It helps provide for basic human needs such as food, shelter, and medicine. It composes ecosystems that maintain oxygen in the air, enrich the soil, purify the water, protect against flood and storm damage and regulate climate. Biodiversity also has recreational, cultural, spiritual and aesthetic values.
Biodiversity includes the different species on planet earth and their genes. It is also the different ecosystems and the nutrient cycling and energy flow through those systems. (Miller and Spoolman p.78)
Biodiversity is defined as the number and variety of different organisms in the ecological complexes in which they naturally occur. According to: http://www.green-networld.com/facts/glossary.htm
The Encyclopedia of The Earth basically sums up that biodiversity is the many different species of organisms living in an area.
"Biological diversity is of fundamental importance to the functioning of all natural and human-engineered ecosystems, and by extension to the ecosystem services that nature provides free of charge to human society. " This was very interesting because we freely receive the things such as oxygen and the other services that are provided from the many different organisms. WE benefit.
Biodiversity is generally described as living things in a particular area. However, scientists use a broader definition for biodiversity. They describe it as "not only living organisms and their complex interactions, but also interactions with the abiotic (non-living) aspects of their environment"
Biodiversity is defined as the variety of all Earth's species/life forms from all sources on the Earth according to the Encyclopedia of the Earth. It is a combination of the words biological and diversity. It includes genetic varartions among species and different habitat types.
Biodiversity is "the diversity of life." Biodiversity can be divided up into three levels: ecosystems, species, genes (genetic diversity). All life is interrelated and dependent upon each other. If someone destroys a forest, not only are the trees harmed, but the bugs or animals that live in the trees and the animals that depend on the tree-living animals for food.
Wikipedia says, "Biodiversity is the variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome, or for the entire Earth. Biodiversity is often used as a measure of the health of biological systems. The biodiversity found on Earth today consists of many millions of distinct biological species, which is the product of nearly 3.5 billion years of evolution."
The encyclopoedia of Earth says that biodiversity is "the variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are a part; this includes diversity within species, between species, and of ecosystems. Thus, biodiversity includes genetic variation within species, the variety of species in an area, and the variety of habitat types within a landscape." http://www.eoearth.org/article/Biodiversity
ReplyDeleteBiodiversity is defined as:
ReplyDelete1)The number and variety of organisms found within a specified geographic region.
2)The variability among living organisms on the earth, including the variability within and between species and within and between ecosystems.
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/biodiversity
"Biodiversity is the variety of species, their genetic make-up, and the natural communities in which they occur."
ReplyDeletehttp://www.pabiodiversity.org/whatisbiodiversity.html
-Biodiversity: the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirable"
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-Biodiversity is the variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome, or for the entire Earth. Biodiversity is often used as a measure of the health of biological systems. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity
Biodiversity: the diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region
-Biodiversity: the variety of life and its processes; includes components of structure, function, and process of species, communities, ecosystems, and other levels of biological organization
www.nwcouncil.org/edt/framework/Glossary_020214.htm
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/biodiversity
The word "biodiversity" is a contracted version of "biological diversity". The Convention on Biological Diversity defines biodiversity as:
"the variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are a part; this includes diversity within species, between species, and of ecosystems."
Thus, biodiversity includes genetic variation within species, the variety of species in an area, and the variety of habitat types within a landscape. Perhaps inevitably, such an all-encompassing definition, together with the strong emotive power of the concept, has led to somewhat cavalier use of the term biodiversity, in extreme cases to refer to life or biology itself. But biodiversity properly refers to the variety of living organisms.
Biological diversity is of fundamental importance to the functioning of all natural and human-engineered ecosystems, and by extension to the ecosystem services that nature provides free of charge to human society. Living organisms play central roles in the cycles of major elements (carbon, nitrogen, and so on) and water in the environment, and diversity specifically is important in that these cycles require numerous interacting species.
http://www.eoearth.org/article/Biodiversity
Biodiversity is variety and variability among living organisms and the ecological complexes in which they occur. This is the variety of every organism and the ecosystems in which they live.
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California Biodiversity Council
http://biodiversity.ca.gov/Biodiversity/biodiv_def2.html
Biodiversity is defined as the variety of all forms of life within an ecosystem or the Earth.
ReplyDeleteStanford Encyclepedia of Philosophy
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/biodiversity/
Wikipedia - "biodiversity is the variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome or for the entire Earth"
ReplyDeleteStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - "variety of all forms of life, from genes to species, through to the broad scale of ecosystems"
Biodiversity, a contraction of the phrase "biological diversity," is a complex topic, covering many aspects of biological variation. In popular usage, the word biodiversity is often used to describe all the species living in a particular area. If we consider this area at its largest scale - the entire world - then biodiversity can be summarized as "life on earth." However, scientists use a broader definition of biodiversity, designed to include not only living organisms and their complex interactions, but also interactions with the abiotic (non-living) aspects of their environment. Definitions emphasizing one aspect or another of this biological variation can be found throughout the scientific and lay literature.
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Biodiversity, a contraction of the phrase "biological diversity," is a complex topic, covering many aspects of biological variation. In popular usage, the word biodiversity is often used to describe all the species living in a specific area. If we consider this area at its largest scale - the entire world - then biodiversity can be summarized as "life on earth." However, scientists use a broader definition of biodiversity, designed to include not only living organisms and their complex interactions, but also interactions with the non-living aspects of their environment. Biodiversity is defined as the variety of life on Earth at all its levels, from genes to ecosystems, and the ecological and evolutionary processes that sustain it.
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The number and variety of organisms found within a specified geographic region.
ReplyDeleteThe variability among living organisms on the earth, including the variability within and between species and within and between ecosystems.
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What is biodiversity?
ReplyDeleteBiodiversity is the variability of all living organisms -- including animal and plant species -- of the genes of all these organisms, and of the terrestrial, aquatic and marine ecosystems of which they are part.
Why is it important?
It helps provide for basic human needs such as food, shelter, and medicine. It composes ecosystems that maintain oxygen in the air, enrich the soil, purify the water, protect against flood and storm damage and regulate climate. Biodiversity also has recreational, cultural, spiritual and aesthetic values.
http://www.ciel.org/Biodiversity/WhatIsBiodiversity.html
Biodiversity is the variety of species, their genetic make-up, and the natural communities in which they occur. It includes all of the native plants and animals.
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Biodiversity is the variety of all living things; a contraction of biological diversity. Biodiversity can be measured on many biological levels ranging from genetic diversity within a species to the variety of ecosystems on Earth, but the term most commonly refers to the number of different species in a defined area.
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"The Convention on Biological Diversity defines biodiversity as the diversity among living organisms from all sources..."
ReplyDelete"Biodiversity includes genetic variation within species, the variety of species in an area, and the variety of habitat types within a landscape."
From : The Encyclopedia of Earth
(http://www.eoearth.org/article/Biodiversity)
"The variety of life on Earth, its biological diversity is commonly referred to as biodiversity. The number of species of plants, animals, and microorganisms, the enormous diversity of genes in these species, the different ecosystems on the planet, such as deserts, rainforests and coral reefs are all part of a biologically diverse Earth. Appropriate conservation and sustainable development strategies attempt to recognize this as being integral to any approach. Almost all cultures have in some way or form recognized the importance that nature, and its biological diversity has had upon them and the need to maintain it." This is from http://www.globalissues.org/issue/169/biodiversity.
ReplyDelete"Variety of different species, genetic variability among individuals within each species, variety of ecosystems, and functions such as energy flow and matter cycling needed for the survival of species and biological communities." This is from our book in class called Living In The Environment by G. Tyler Miller and Scott E Spoolman on page G2.
All living things we know of are part of the Earth's biodiversity, the diversity of life. The concept of biodiversity can be divided up in levels such as ecosystems, species, and genes. It is important to remember that all of these are connected. Some species are only found in certain ecosystems.
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Biodiversity is the variability of all living organisms -- including animal and plant species -- of the genes of all these organisms, and of the terrestrial, aquatic and marine ecosystems of which they are part.
Biodiversity makes up the structure of the ecosystems and habitats that support essential living resources, including wildlife, fisheries and forests. It helps provide for basic human needs such as food, shelter, and medicine. It composes ecosystems that maintain oxygen in the air, enrich the soil, purify the water, protect against flood and storm damage and regulate climate. Biodiversity also has recreational, cultural, spiritual and aesthetic values.
http://www.ciel.org/Biodiversity/WhatIsBiodiversity.html
Biodiversity includes the different species on planet earth and their genes. It is also the different ecosystems and the nutrient cycling and energy flow through those systems.
ReplyDelete(Miller and Spoolman p.78)
Biodiversity is defined as the number and variety of different organisms in the ecological complexes in which they naturally occur. According to: http://www.green-networld.com/facts/glossary.htm
ReplyDeleteThe Encyclopedia of The Earth basically sums up that biodiversity is the many different species of organisms living in an area.
ReplyDelete"Biological diversity is of fundamental importance to the functioning of all natural and human-engineered ecosystems, and by extension to the ecosystem services that nature provides free of charge to human society. " This was very interesting because we freely receive the things such as oxygen and the other services that are provided from the many different organisms. WE benefit.
http://www.eoearth.org/article/Biodiversity
Biodiversity is generally described as living things in a particular area.
ReplyDeleteHowever, scientists use a broader definition for biodiversity. They describe it as "not only living organisms and their complex interactions, but also interactions with the abiotic (non-living) aspects of their environment"
-http://cnx.org/content/m12151/latest/
Biodiversity is defined as the variety of all Earth's species/life forms from all sources on the Earth according to the Encyclopedia of the Earth. It is a combination of the words biological and diversity. It includes genetic varartions among species and different habitat types.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.eoearth.org/article/Biodiversity
Biodiversity is "the diversity of life." Biodiversity can be divided up into three levels: ecosystems, species, genes (genetic diversity). All life is interrelated and dependent upon each other. If someone destroys a forest, not only are the trees harmed, but the bugs or animals that live in the trees and the animals that depend on the tree-living animals for food.
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http://www.explorebiodiversity.com/Mexico/Pages/Habitats/Biodiversity.htm
Wikipedia says, "Biodiversity is the variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome, or for the entire Earth. Biodiversity is often used as a measure of the health of biological systems. The biodiversity found on Earth today consists of many millions of distinct biological species, which is the product of nearly 3.5 billion years of evolution."
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