biodiversity
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- noun
- /ˌbaɪoʊdɪˈvɜrsɪti/
- Specialized
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biodiversidad
- The forest contains ten percent of the planet's biodiversity and plays a crucial role in global climate stability.
- biodiversity loss
- conservation of biodiversity
- conserve biodiversity
It's had huge effects on biodiversity loss and deforestation.
- It's had huge effects on biodiversity loss and deforestation.
- And with that has come great deforestation, destruction, loss of biodiversity.
- Scientists now know that this disease is one of the worst destroyers of biodiversity ever, and in their fight against it, they're taking to the skies.
- And what we found was, is that we had more biodiversity in our gut microbiome than the average person eating a plant based diet.
- As wild areas and natural areas and biodiversity diminish, the role of conserving what's left becomes more and more important.
- Because after all, isn't biodiversity the spice of life?
- This enormous edifice of life, this cathedral of biodiversity, cannot be replaced.
- What we find in all ecosystems comes from biodiversity.
- It actually had massive biodiversity, according to old stories and accounts about it.
Examples
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In many parts of the tropics, hunting is now the biggest threat to tropical biodiversity.
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Conservation is ultimately about safeguarding biodiversity by arresting and reversing the impacts of threatening processes.
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We know that biodiversity is going down.
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And so those two steps are really all we do to increase our biodiversity in our garden beds.
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The protection of these natural elements is fundamental to maintaining this incredible hot spot of biodiversity.
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One of the arguments that conservation advocates use is that biodiversity is important for ecosystem function.
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One of the places where the ecosystems are healthiest, where the biodiversity is greatest.
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As wild areas and natural areas and biodiversity diminish, the role of conserving what's left becomes more and more important.
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Nevertheless, the continuing worldwide decline of biodiversity indicates that a more balanced approach to managing resources is universally required.
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The rainforest is known for its rich biodiversity, housing thousands of species of plants and animals.
Synonyms
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A range of different people or things
Antonyms
Compounds
How Diverse
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Biodiversity joins bio- meaning 'life', as in biology, and diversity meaning 'variety'. So, biodiversity is the 'variety of life' in a place, which is why we use it for all the different plants and animals together.