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Preferred term

biodiversity  

Definition

  • Biodiversity is the biological variety and variability of life on Earth. It is a measure of variation at the genetic, species, and ecosystem level. It encompasses the evolutionary, ecological, and cultural processes that sustain life. There are latitudinal gradients in species diversity. (Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • species diversity

In other languages

  • French

  • diversité biologique
  • diversité des espèces

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