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Understanding Biodiversity and Its Importance by Cherry Ann Juit is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Biodiversity refers to the variety of life on Earth and includes diversity at the genetic, species, and ecosystem levels. It is important for several reasons: it boosts ecosystem productivity, provides natural services like water purification and climate stability, and offers biological resources like food, medicine, and materials. Loss of biodiversity is caused by habitat loss, overexploitation, invasive species, pollution, climate change, and other direct and indirect drivers. Conserving biodiversity pres
- Author
- Cherry Ann Juit
- Language
- EN