the variety of life within the Earth's ecosystems

a relationship in which change in one variable causes change in another

relative size; you can study biodiversity in a drop of water or in a large forest

the number of species in a given area

region that has high biodiversity and is threatened with possible destruction

number of individuals per species in an area

tendency of species populations to remain more or less in a certain range

a change in environmental conditions that causes a change in an ecosystem

nonnative species deliberately or accidentally introduced into a new habitat

catching or removing from a population more organisms than can be replaced

fungal disease in bananas and since most bananas are genetically identical it is threatening to take out entire crops

strips of undeveloped habitat that connect preserved areas

the study and implementation of fixing damaged ecosystems