2. Contents
(1-2)What is Biodiversity?
(3)Levels of Biodiversity.
(4)Benefits of Biodiversity.
(5)Threats to Biodiversity.
(6)What we get from Biodiversity?
(7) Factors effecting Biodiversity.
(8) Protection of Biodiversity & Restoration
Techniques.
(9)Biodiversity Seriousness.
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3. What is Biodiversity?
ï± Combination of 2 words
1. Bio
2.Diversity
ï Bio means âLifeâ.
BiodiversityBiodiversity is theis the variety of lifevariety of life onon
Earth and theEarth and the essentialessential
interdependence of all living things.interdependence of all living things.
ï Diversity means âvarietyâ.
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4. âą More than 2 million species are known!
âą Tens of millions species are unknown!
ï±How variety of life exist ??
o The tremendous variety of life on Earth is made
possible by complex interactions among all living
things including microscopic species like algae and
mites.
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5. 1. Species Diversity.
2. Ecosystem Diversity.
3. Genetic Diversity.
ï± LEVELS OF BIODIVERSITY
Most important
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THREATS TO BIODIVERSITY
Natural causes:
ï Low population
Anthropogenic causes:
ï Pollution
ï Hunting
ï Global warming and climate
change
8. 6
What do we get fromWhat do we get from
biodiversity?biodiversity?
OxygenOxygen
FoodFood
MedicineMedicine
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10. 8
Protection of Biodiversity & Restoration Techniques:
1) Biodiversity Banking.
2) Genes Banks.
3) Reduction of & better targeting of pesticides.
4) Encyclopedia of Life.
5) Wildlife corridors
11. 9
Biodiversity Seriousness in Different countries
ï What is Biodiversity Seriousness??
ï Explain with help of a graph.
Hinweis der Redaktion
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.â
Mites are the members of Acarina other than ticks.