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Page 1: Biodiversity

Biodiversity

Professor X

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What is Biodiversity?Different Species

Different Biomes Different Ecosystems

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Types of Diversity

Genetic SpeciesEcosystem

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How to Measure Biodiversity

Alpha Diversity Diversity within a particular area, community, or ecosystem

Measured By:Counting the number of species in an area

Comparing the number of species unique to each ecosystem

Multiplying the Alpha and Beta diversities in a region

Beta Diversity Species diversity between ecosystems

Gamma DiversityOverall diversity for different ecosystems within a region

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Concerns

1/8 of all plant species are on the verge of extinction

140,000 species lost in one year

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Threats

Habitat Destruction

Invasive Species

Pollution

Population

Overkill

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Benefits

WaterOil

Rubber Oxygen

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“Biodiversity boosts ecosystem productivity… [and] enables the ecosystem to prevent and recover from a variety of disasters.”

www.globalissues.org

Significance


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