A species is a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce living, fertile offspring.
what is meant by species diversity?
The number of different species in a particular area/community
what is species richness?
a measurement of the number of different species in a commmunity- measuring biodiversity
What are the impacts of farming on biodiversity?
Habitat loss- from deforesration, herbicides- reduces plant diversity, monoculturing- one species of crop planted reducing biodiversity and species richness
what Is biodiversity?
the variety of living organisms which can be measured in terms of species, genetics or ecosystems
Species richness measures only number of (different) species / does not measure number of individuals ( IOD does)
