loss of biodiversity
1Biodiversity and evolution — Biodiversity found on Earth today is the result of 4 billion years of evolution. Due to many mass extinctions and the havoc wreaked upon the environment by humans, the biodiversity on Earth has been declining since humans have come into existence …
2Biodiversity — Some of the biodiversity of a coral reef …
3biodiversity — /buy oh di verr si tee, duy /, n. diversity of plant and animal species in an environment. [1985 90, Amer.] * * * Quantity of plant and animal species found in a given environment. Sometimes habitat diversity (the variety of places where… …
4Biodiversity Action Plan — This article is about a conservation biology topic. For other uses of BAP, see BAP (disambiguation).A Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) is an internationally recognized program addressing threatened species and habitats and is designed to protect… …
5Biodiversity hotspot — A biodiversity hotspot is a biogeographic region with a significant reservoir of biodiversity that is threatened with destruction.The concept of biodiversity hotspots was originated by Dr. Norman Myers in two articles in “The Environmentalist”… …
6Biodiversity of New Caledonia — The Biodiversity of New Caledonia is considered to be one of the most important in the world. New Caledonia, a large south Pacific island group about 1,200 km east of Australia, supports high levels of endemism, with many unique plants,… …
7Biodiversity of New Zealand — The Leiopelmatidae are one of the many families endemic to New Zealand. The biodiversity of New Zealand, a large Pacific archipelago, is one of the most unusual on Earth, due to its long isolation from other continental landmasses. Its affinities …
8Aquatic biodiversity research — Aquatic Biodiversity Research= Aquatic biodiversity research is the field of scientific research studying marine and freshwater biological diversityAfter the Earth Summit in Rio, 1992 and the adoption of the Convention on Biological Diversity,… …
9Agricultural biodiversity — is a sub set of general biodiversity including all cultivated varieties. Cultivated varieties can be broadly classified into “modern varieties” and “farmer’s or traditional varieties”. Modern varieties are the outcome of scientific breeding and… …
102010 biodiversity target — The 2010 Biodiversity Target is an overall conservation target aiming to save biodiversity by the end of the year 2010. History of the 2010 Biodiversity TargetIt was first adopted by EU Heads of State at the EU Summit in Gothenburg in June 2001.… …
