Biodiversity

Word BIODIVERSITY
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Pronunciations /ˌbaɪoʊdɑɪˈvɚsəti/

Definitions and meanings of "Biodiversity"

What do we mean by biodiversity?

The number and variety of species found within a specified geographic region. noun

The variability among living organisms on the earth, including the variability within and between species and within and between ecosystems. noun

The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region noun

The diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole) noun

The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region.

Biodiversity exists as a result of the diversity of habitat and climate. Different organisms have different characteristics which enable them to adapt and thrive independently in their respective habitats. Urban Dictionary

The fact that in the world the extinction rate is a great as when the dinosaures become extinct 65 million years ago and if it contunes the worlds ecosystems may collapes leading to0 the total extiction of humanity. Urban Dictionary

A war that some people feel will have to be fought to stop the loss of biodiversity which if left unchecked will cause the worlds ecosystems to collapse and lead to the extinction of humans. There is a movement that seeks to do just that. Such a war would be fought with countries that will not take steps to stop such loss. Urban Dictionary

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The word "biodiversity" in example sentences

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. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Biologists use the term biodiversity to describe the earth's stunning variety. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Colin: As a graduate student, I suspect the scientific community is trying to tighten its use of the term biodiversity because it encompasses many ... ❋ Unknown (2009)

Meanwhile, the aspect of Darwinian evolution of most importance for biogeography, the aspect critical for what we call biodiversity, is the idea that given a variety of individuals in a species, natural forces (environment, physiology, and so on) will make some individuals more likely to reproduce, and their genes, over the long term, more likely to predominate and shape the traits of the species. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"It is the little things, microscopic animals like nematodes, that truly run our world," said Wilson, who coined the term biodiversity decades ago. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Genetically engineered crops should be planted widely, the better to feed everyone effectively - 'biodiversity' is nothing more than a gaia-worshipping scam in such cases. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Today, when an unscientific embrace of "biodiversity" is almost as common as the unscientific embrace of "racial purity" was a century ago, inbreeding is often portrayed as an unmitigated evil. ❋ Unknown (1999)

But despite more than a century of the conservation movement, biodiversity is more fragile than ever. ❋ Juliette Jowit (2010)

The impact on biodiversity is not fully known as the environmental impact assessment for the project is not reliable, conservationists allege. ❋ Guillaume Chapron (2010)

Wetland sites should be protected under the international Ramsar Convention, but in practice Australian wetland and river biodiversity is threatened by proposed dams, such as the Tillegra Dam in New South Wales and Meander Dam in Tasmania. ❋ Guillaume Chapron (2010)

The government's complacency about biodiversity is matched, so far, by the public's. ❋ George Monbiot (2010)

[Biodiversity] usually happens in [animals] and [plants]. ❋ BWK2902 (2017)

What will [happen] to [humans] in the cbiodiversity [crisis]? ❋ Deep Blue 2012 (2010)

[John] is for [biodiversity war]. ❋ Deep Blue 2012 (2010)

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