biodiversity
degree of variation of life forms
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Summary
biodiversity is a scientific concept[1]. biodiversity draws 8,825 Wikipedia views per month (scientific concept category, ranking #2 of 10).[2]
Key Facts
- Named after: bio-[3], diversity[4]
- Subclass of: biology[5], diversity[6]
- Commons category: Biodiversity[7]
- Has part(s): genetic variability[8], species diversity[9], ecosystem diversity[10], biodiversity hotspot[11]
- Significant event: Cambrian explosion[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Biodiversity[13]
- Facet of: life[14]
- Described by source: Encyclopedia of Global Justice[15], Dictionnaire des biens communs[16]
- Topic has template: Template:Biodiversity[17]
- Has effect: Ecological effects of biodiversity[18], ecosystem service[19]
- Has characteristic: Latitudinal gradients in species diversity[20]
- Different from: biocomplexity[21]
- Studied by: biodiversity science[22]
- Named by: James Arthur Harris[23]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24], WikiProject Climate change[25]
- Significant place: tropics[26]
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Influence
Things named for biodiversity include International Day for Biological Diversity[27], a world day[28], founded in 1993[29].
Why It Matters
biodiversity has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] biodiversity is known by 94 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
Entities named for biodiversity include International Day for Biological Diversity[27], a world day[28], founded in 1993[29].