The Importance of Biodiversity

Biodiversity creates an interconnected system where each part builds off of one another to create a functional ecosystem. For example, a small insect such as a bee is critical for survival of many other species because it pollinates so many plants. Currently, the population of bees is dramatically decreasing due to anthropogenic actions such as using harmful pesticides. If the population of bees go extinct, so many species would follow because they would not get pollinated. This is problematic because humans do not have the time or the funds to replicate the vital work of the bee.

“Biological diversity is of fundamental importance to the functioning of all natural and human-engineered ecosystems, and by extension to the ecosystem services that nature provides free of charge to human society ”(Lloyd, 2014). Biodiversity is very important to both plants, animals and humans on Earth and if one species is destroyed it throw the balance off .

So we will talk about biodiversity first. Biodiversity is a group of different living organisms from around the world in one community. And biodiversity helps the biosphere because they can produce better and help other plants and humans in need. Some plants and trees have different characteristics regarding to their species.

Chapin III, F. S., Costanza, R., Ehrlich, P. R., Golley, F. B., Hooper, D. U., Lawton, J. H., ... & Tilman, D. (1999). Biodiversity and

Biological diversity, also known as biodiversity, describes the huge variety of species found on Earth and the natural way in which ecosystems and communities are formed. In the past few centuries, humans have had an especially negative

Biodiversity performs a variety of ecological services: from absorbing chemicals to cleaning water and providing oxygen. Some types of animals work as fertilizers (earthworm) and water filters (jello fish).

Chapter four in Michael Carolan’s Society and the Environment is entitled “Biodiversity: Society Wouldn’t Exist Without It” and discusses the benefits of biodiversity, including a better quality of life for both humans and other species and the ability to limit infectious diseases. Biodiversity is responsible for certain medical resources, the control of disease vectors, and numerous other services that humans depend on. However, this chapter also discusses biodiversity decline and the consequences of that on our ecosystem.

Biodiversity is the variety of life on earth. This goes for the genetic diversity, which is what makes a poodle different from a pit bull, ecological diversity, and species diversity. Biodiversity is very important to everybody on earth as our health and survival depend on it. This is why the loss of biodiversity is an issue. Having a great array of biodiversity allows humans to have a greater array of food to choose from and materials to contribute to the economy. For example, imagine if all the chicken went extinct in the world. That would be one less food source for us humans and the predators that eat it.

The biodiversity of this world is not permanent; it can change by time and human activities. So we need to keep a balance between all three elements to enrich our Earth with benefits that biodiversity provides us.

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Biodiversity presents occurrence of variety of species and their natural community in which they live. By the definition it is “The degree of variation of life forms within a given species, ecosystem, biome, or an entire planet. It is a measure of the health of ecosystems and is in part a function of climate.” (Rutherford) Ecosystem is on the other hand, “ community and its abiotic environment”( Rutherford). Biodiversity exists in every ecosystem, weather it is big one, or just ecosystem of one garden, it has the same importance because without it nature loses its ability to perform major functions needed for life on Earth, as it is oxygen production. Trough this investigation, two different ecosystems will be explored and

Loss of Biodiversity will affect the life cycle of several species which depend on each other for survival. This dependence determines the survival of species and the change of our environment. Exploiting the biodiverse species to extinction will result in desertification, rise in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, increased pollution, increased droughts, increase in loss of items that we derive from nature for our own survival such as honey, fruits, vegetables, medicines etc. The greed to exploit will result in our ultimate extinction If a sustainable solution isn’t provided to prevent loss of biodiversity. If we continue the path we are on without taking steps to balance the equation the planet will

The complexity of life on Earth requires a complex system of interactions to ensure the sustainability of life. The driving force of this system of interactions is biodiversity. McGrath of the National Wildlife Federation provides a clear definition of this concept. Biodiversity is simply the variety in biological systems (McGarth). Although this definition seems to imply variation in organisms, the concept describes something more complex. Biodiversity specifically refers to the variety in three areas of biology: species, genetics, and ecosystems (McGrath). Therefore, biodiversity can be defined as the diversity and interactions that exist in species, genetics, and ecosystems. In this essay, I will illustrate that biodiversity is fundamental to the sustainability of life on Earth as the complex network of biological interactions ultimately benefits individual organisms and I will describe one current threat to biodiversity.

Franck and Brownstone define biological diversity as 'the variety and variability of living organisms and the biological communities in which they live' (36). Decades of progress in both the scientific and political arenas have advanced environmental legislation to protect biodiversity at not only the ecosystem level, but for specific species and genetic material as well. Research has shown the importance of every organism and their role in the global ecosystem, and legislation has gradually matured to protect not only species which may become endangered, but the habitats they need to survive as well. Growing consciousness surrounding environmental issues has enabled these protections to be

The health of the earth degrades with the destructive activity of human beings. A recent study by a group of scientists looked at twenty four different services that the earth’s ecosystems provide for humans, ecosystem services, and found that fifteen of them are in need of desperate help (Gazette 31 March 2005). These services are vital to the survival of both human and nonhuman life and include filtering water and providing nutrient rich soils and ocean waters. Many of the members of these various ecosystems are also decreasing in numbers. In a British survey of bird populations found that in the 200 birds of Britain tracked there was about a 54% population decrease between the 1968-1971 tacking period and the 1988-1991 tacking period. In two other surveys of 254 native plant species from the same area there was a decrease of about 28% during the past 40 years. Humans are pushing the sixth mass extinction (Gazette March 19, 2004).