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Biodiversity — lesson overview
Levels of diversity
Biodiversity includes genetic diversity within populations, species diversity and diversity of ecosystems or habitats.
Species richness counts species; diversity measures may also consider relative abundance. Two communities can have equal richness but different dominance patterns.
An endemic species has a restricted natural distribution; endemic does not automatically mean invasive or abundant.
Ecological significance
Diversity supports interactions such as pollination, decomposition and nutrient cycling, although the effect of losing a species depends on its ecological role.
A keystone species has an ecological influence disproportionate to its abundance in the relevant system; it need not be the largest organism.
Habitat destruction, overexploitation, invasive species and environmental change can threaten biodiversity through different mechanisms.
Conservation reasoning
Maintaining habitats and ecological connections can protect many interacting species, while some situations require species-specific measures.
In situ conservation protects organisms in their natural setting; ex situ approaches operate outside it, such as seed banks or managed breeding.
Conservation decisions should consider evidence, ecological processes, local communities and the scale of the threat, not only a species count.
