What is biodiversity and why is it important?

Biodiversity is the term used to encompass the variety of all living organisms on Earth, including their genetic diversity, species diversity and the diversity of marine, terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, together with their associated evolutionary and ecological processes. But as biodiversity is also a human concept, different people bring their own set of values to bear on it. Dr Steve Morton talks about the different values that humans obtain from biodiversity and the role we will need to play in shaping its future. (07:51)
Access CSIRO's book Biodiversity: Science and Solutions for Australia - www.csiro.au/biodiversitybook
Video transcript available here: www.csiro.au/news/transcripts/...

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the factors that contribute to biodiversity are: Species, genetic variability, diversity of ecosystems, evolutionary history and ecosystem functions.
the concept of biodiversity originally gained traction in the scientific community: in the 1980s because of the concern of human beings on the planet. It's trying to highlight that our community is important and we should take care of it.
the 5 categories that help answer the question why diversity is important is: economic value, ecological life support, cultural value, recreational value, and scientific value.

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2:20 is the 6 categories that makeup biodiversity

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Content
0:00 What is biodiverity and the origin of the term
2:02 The values of biodiversity (Why does biodiversity matter?)
5:10 Biodiversity is declining
6:04 What is the role of science?

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When we look at threats of biodiversity, one of them is Overpopulation, because there a demand of resources for it survival. And the population is still growing. How can we conserve biodiversity in that way for its stability. Your help will be highly appreciated.

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1:25

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How did the concept of biodiversity originally gain traction in the scientific community?

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Hi Aida - this peer-reviewed journal will be able to explain that for you.
Kind regards,
Team CSIRO

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