Biodiversity

• Why is biodiversity important?

  stability of ecosystem and overall health of biosphere
• Resilience to Environmental Changes: Functional Redundancy


  different species perform similar tasks
• why is functional redundancy important?

  if one species is ls lost, another can take its job
• Resilience to Environmental Changes: Structural Diversity


  variety in species, more resistant to changes
• Resilience to Environmental Changes: Connectivity of Ecosystems


  animals and plants just move and repopulate
• Provision for the Ecosystem 


  provides more pollination, nutrients, and water cycling.
• Food Web Stability


  complex food webs reduces risk of decline or disappearance of species
• Genetic Diversity 


  more individuals are resistant to pests or diseases
• Human Well-Being


  Biodiversity provides resources such as food, medicine, and recreational activities.
• What is biodiversity? 


  entire range of living organisms from each biological organization.