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| − | Biodiversity is an all-inclusive term to describe the total variation among living organisms of our planet. In its simplest form, biodiversity or biological diversity [[image:1387.jpg|right|border|140px]]is therefore 'Life on Earth' and includes marine biodiversity 'Life in the Seas and Oceans.` The marine environment has a very high biodiversity because 32 out of the 33 described animal phyla are represented in there. Biodiversity includes four main components: ''[[Genetic diversity]]'' refers to the genetic variation that occurs among members of the same species, ''[[Species diversity]]'' (taxonomic diversity) refers to the variety of species or other taxonomic groups in an ecosystem, ''[[Ecosystem diversity]]'' refers to the variety of biological communities found on earth (with ecosystem diversity we generally consider its two levels, that is, communities and ecosystems) and ''[[Functional diversity]]'' refers to the variety of biological processes, functions or characteristics of a particular ecosystem. | + | [[image:Marbef.jpg|80px|]]Biodiversity is an all-inclusive term to describe the total variation among living organisms of our planet. In its simplest form, biodiversity or biological diversity [[image:1387.jpg|right|border|140px]]is therefore 'Life on Earth' and includes marine biodiversity 'Life in the Seas and Oceans.` The marine environment has a very high biodiversity because 32 out of the 33 described animal phyla are represented in there. Biodiversity includes four main components: ''[[Genetic diversity]]'' refers to the genetic variation that occurs among members of the same species, ''[[Species diversity]]'' (taxonomic diversity) refers to the variety of species or other taxonomic groups in an ecosystem, ''[[Ecosystem diversity]]'' refers to the variety of biological communities found on earth (with ecosystem diversity we generally consider its two levels, that is, communities and ecosystems) and ''[[Functional diversity]]'' refers to the variety of biological processes, functions or characteristics of a particular ecosystem. |
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Biodiversity is an all-inclusive term to describe the total variation among living organisms of our planet. In its simplest form, biodiversity or biological diversity 
