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biodiversity

[ bahy-oh-di-vur-si-tee, 鈥慸补丑测鈥 ]

noun

  1. biological diversity among and within plant and animal species in an environment:

    Coral reefs are not just havens for marine biodiversity, they also underpin the economies of many coastal communities.

    Spiraling extinctions will continue diminishing biodiversity for hundreds of years.



biodiversity

/ 藢产补瑟蓹蕣诲补瑟藞惫蓽藧蝉瑟迟瑟 /

noun

  1. the existence of a wide variety of plant and animal species in their natural environments, which is the aim of conservationists concerned about the indiscriminate destruction of rainforests and other habitats
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

biodiversity

  1. The number, variety, and genetic variation of different organisms found within a specified geographic region.

biodiversity

  1. A term that describes the number of different species that live within a particular ecosystem .
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Notes

The preservation of biodiversity is considered by environmentalists to be a major goal of environmental policy.
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of biodiversity1

An Americanism first recorded in 1985鈥90; bio(logical) ( def ) + diversity ( def )
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"If we can establish really good woodlands here, it will not only have great benefits for wildlife and biodiversity but the woodland itself can act as a firebreak."

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The gold standard of biodiversity research, the structured survey, is designed with rigor and may be limited to a specific time and place.

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Colossal says its goals include restoring some of these species to their ancient positions in the ecosystem in order to restore lost biodiversity.

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In conservation we rarely have all the knowledge we need to make important decisions in the face of biodiversity loss.

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Environmental advocates and cheerleaders for biodiversity were overjoyed that the wolves 鈥 who in their best moments look a lot like big, cuddly dogs 鈥 were making such an astonishing comeback.

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