STS BIODIVERSITY

• Biodiversity- plays an important role in ecosystem providing services essential for people and health society.
• Bio- life
• Diversity- variety
• Three types of biodiversity

  Species diversity- the extent of species diversity on different areas is referred to as species riches which is dependent on the varied environmental conditions.
• Ecosystem diversity- different type of ecosystem such as terrestrial or aquatic natural or artificial are sustained due to their strategic geographical locations on earth .
• Genetic diversity- it is a develop specific characteristics that permit it to adjust to new environmental passions such as climate change or disease.
• Top biodiversity- like rich countries (Philippines)
• Endemism- state of a species being native to a single defined geographic location such as an island species diversity as well as have marine system ecosystem along its border.
• Biodiversity hotspot- continues to experience an alarming rate of destruction of these important resources brought about by exploitation, deforestation land etc.
• 5 primarily values of biodiversity

  Economic- the natural world provides human with raw materials.
• Ecological life support- biodiversity provides humans with the the healthy functioning ecosystems.
• Recreation- the benefits of rejuvenation for these who hold to these values.
• Cultural- encompass aesthetic, spiritual, recreational, educational, inspirational etc.
• Scientific- calls attention to the worth of systematic ecological data in helping us to understand the natural world.