Biodiversity is all the different kinds of life you'll find in one area—the variety of animals, plants, fungi, and even microorganisms like bacteria that make up our natural world. Each of these species and organisms works together in ecosystems, like an intricate web, to maintain balance and support life.
Ecological life support— biodiversity provides functioning ecosystems that supply oxygen, clean air, and water, pollination of plants, pest control, wastewater treatment, and many ecosystem services. Recreation—many recreational pursuits rely on our unique biodiversities, such as birdwatching, hiking, camping, and fishing.
Species Diversity.
Genetic Diversity.
Ecosystem Diversity.
Functional Diversity.
Immediate threats to the conservation of biodiversity are well-known. They include loss and degradation of habitat, climate change, chemical and biochemical pollution, logging and poaching, invasive species, disease, loss of plant pollinators, and many more.
Government legislation.
Nature preserves.
Reducing invasive species.
Habitat restoration.
Captive breeding and seed banks.
Research.
Reduce climate change.
Purchase sustainable products.
Invasive species are capable of causing extinctions of native plants and animals, reducing biodiversity, competing with native organisms for limited resources, and altering habitats. This can result in huge economic impacts and fundamental disruptions of coastal and Great Lakes ecosystems
Invasive species are animals or plants from another region of the world that don't belong in their new environment. They can be introduced to an area by ship ballast water, accidental release, and most often, by people.
The USFWS defines monitoring as a survey repeated through time to determine changes in the status and demographics of abiotic resources, species, habitats, or ecological communities (701 FW 2 Policy on Inventory and Monitoring).
Biosecurity covers food safety, zoonoses, the introduction of animal and plant diseases and pests, the introduction and release of living modified organisms (LMOs) and their products (e.g. genetically modified organisms or GMOs), and the introduction and management of invasive alien species.
The acts of terrorism intended to damage a country's agricultural production or food supply While opportunities for agroterrorism are abundant, the mechanisms for detection and response are limited.
