‘It is that range of biodiversity that we must care for – the whole thing – rather than just one or two stars’ David Attenborough What are major threats to biodiversity? Major threats to biodiversity are: 1. Habitat destruction/Deforestation 2. Introduced and invasive species 3. Genetic pollution 4. Over […]
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Biodiversity: Introduction (Definition, Classification, Importance and Measurement of Biodiversity)
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better’ Albert Einstein What is biodiversity? Biodiversity- definition: “variability among living organisms”. Biodiversity is the variety and variability of genus, species and ecosystem between and within. It is the number of different organisms & their relative frequency in an ecosystem. […]
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Tropical Area Tropical region is the part of earth surrounding the equator. Exactly it cover the region between tropic of cancer and tropic of capricorn. Tropic of Cancer: 23.43º towards Northern Hemisphere Tropic of Capricorn: 23.43° towards Southern Hemisphere Tropical regions receive maximum sunlight over the year and the vegetation […]
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