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Biodiversity short for biological diversity, is the term used to describe the variety of life found on earth and all of the natural processes. This includes ecosystem, genetic and cultural diversity, and the connections between these and all species. Biodiversity also means the number, or abundance of different species living within a particular region. Scientists sometimes refer to the biodiversity of an ecosystem, a natural area made up of a community of plants, animals and other living things in a particular physical and chemical environment. In practice biodiversity suggest sustaining the diversity of species in each ecosystem as we plan human activities that affect the use of the land and natural resources.

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Global freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity. 3. Significance and implications of biodiversity. 4. Management in biological diversity. 5. Biodiversity: chemical prospecting in natural organisms. 6. Forest biodiversity. 7. Marine biodiversity. 8. Agricultural biodiversity. Bibliography. Index.