Biodiversity

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Biodiversity

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Biodiversity

Introduction

The term biodiversity (from "biodiversity") refers to the diversity of life on earth at all levels, from ecosystems to genes, and can involve life-changing developmental, ecological and cultural processes ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"9ajG5dCj","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(\\uc0\\u8220{}What is Biodiversity?,\\uc0\\u8221{} n.d.)","plainCitation":"(“What is Biodiversity?,” n.d.)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":362,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/WcSf8WB9/items/X6KFRMGZ"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/WcSf8WB9/items/X6KFRMGZ"],"itemData":{"id":362,"type":"webpage","title":"What is Biodiversity? | AMNH","container-title":"American Museum of Natural History","abstract":"Biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth in all its forms and the essential interactions among them.","URL":"https://www.amnh.org/research/center-for-biodiversity-conservation/about-the-cbc/what-is-biodiversity","title-short":"What is Biodiversity?","language":"en-US","accessed":{"date-parts":[["2019",11,12]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (“What is Biodiversity?,” n.d.). Not only species that regarded as endangered, threatened or rare but biodiversity also involves all living things- from organisms to humans about what people know very little, such as fungi, invertebrates, and microorganisms. Cultural and human diversity is included as the center for biodiversity and nature protection. The powerful, interconnected nature of place and human, constantly evolving, and the idea of biological and social dimensions are connected to each other. The ecological system of which human societies are a part, is the concept recognizes that human use beliefs, knowledge and influence, and in turn get influenced. Biodiversity is made by these, which includes species, land, and marine landscape and cultural connections to the places we live. The term was devised in 1985 – a contraction of “biological diversity”. Biologically, biodiversity consists of several stages, beginning with genes, then communities of creatures, then individual species, and finally whole ecosystems, such as coral reefs or forests, where life interacts with the physical environment. These numerous interactions have made the earth livable for billions of years. A philosophical way of looking at biodiversity is: it represents the knowledge gained by developing species over millions of years on how to survive through the very varied environmental conditions experienced by the Earth ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"SJ2CcjcR","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(\\uc0\\u8220{}What is biodiversity and why is it under threat?,\\uc0\\u8221{} n.d.)","plainCitation":"(“What is biodiversity and why is it under threat?,” n.d.)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":364,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/WcSf8WB9/items/9BYAGB2P"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/WcSf8WB9/items/9BYAGB2P"],"itemData":{"id":364,"type":"webpage","title":"What is biodiversity and why is it under threat?","container-title":"World Wildlife Fund","abstract":"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.","URL":"https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/what-is-biodiversity","language":"en","accessed":{"date-parts":[["2019",11,12]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (“What is biodiversity and why is it under threat?,” n.d.).

Importance of biodiversity

Biodiversity is important for most aspects of our lives. Biodiversity is valued by people because of two reasons: one is what it gives to humans and the other thing is that it has its own value. From biodiversity people can receive utilitarian values that contain basic needs such as food, shelter, fuel, and medicine. Furthermore, ecosystems provide important services such as seed distribution, pollination, climate regulation, cycling nutrients, agricultural pest management, and water purification. Potential welfare that are not yet acknowledged are valued under biodiversity, for example, new drugs and other potential services. Cultural value for humans is also included in biodiversity, especially in religious and spiritual reasons. The inherent value of biodiversity denotes to its intrinsic worth, which is independent of its value to anyone or anything. This is a more philosophical concept that can be thought of as an unchallengeable right to exist. Finally, the worth of biodiversity can also be understood through the lens of communication we form and endeavor for each other and the nature ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"WHUcRLSr","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Fisher and Editor, 2017)","plainCitation":"(Fisher and Editor, 2017)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":366,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/WcSf8WB9/items/BVKIZLDJ"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/WcSf8WB9/items/BVKIZLDJ"],"itemData":{"id":366,"type":"chapter","title":"5.3 Importance of Biodiversity","container-title":"Environmental Biology","source":"openoregon.pressbooks.pub","URL":"https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/envirobiology/chapter/123/","language":"en","author":[{"family":"Fisher","given":"Matthew R."},{"family":"Editor","given":""}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2017"]]},"accessed":{"date-parts":[["2019",11,12]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Fisher and Editor, 2017). We value biodiversity because of our relationship to each other, how it shapes who we are, and social criteria. These mandatory values are part of human or shared sense of well-being, connection to the environment, and responsibility. Biological values that are fixed on biodiversity are essential because they can affect the decisions of nature that human make every day. Biodiversity is an essential part of identity and culture. Millions of people depend on nature and species in their daily lives. Developing countries rely on biodiversity for medicines, fuel, food, and other natural materials for their use and sources of income ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"61nq9jRP","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(\\uc0\\u8220{}Why is biodiversity important?,\\uc0\\u8221{} n.d.)","plainCitation":"(“Why is biodiversity important?,” n.d.)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":367,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/WcSf8WB9/items/DYLLR6MP"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/WcSf8WB9/items/DYLLR6MP"],"itemData":{"id":367,"type":"webpage","title":"Why is biodiversity important?","container-title":"ConservationInternational","abstract":"Four reasons biodiversity is essential to humanity.","URL":"https://www.conservation.org/blog/why-is-biodiversity-important","language":"en","accessed":{"date-parts":[["2019",11,12]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (“Why is biodiversity important?,” n.d.).

Bibliography

ADDIN ZOTERO_BIBL {"uncited":[],"omitted":[],"custom":[]} CSL_BIBLIOGRAPHY Fisher, M.R., Editor, 2017. 5.3 Importance of Biodiversity, in: Environmental Biology.

What is Biodiversity? | AMNH [WWW Document], n.d. . American Museum of Natural History. URL https://www.amnh.org/research/center-for-biodiversity-conservation/about-the-cbc/what-is-biodiversity (accessed 11.12.19).

What is biodiversity and why is it under threat? [WWW Document], n.d. . World Wildlife Fund. URL https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/what-is-biodiversity (accessed 11.12.19).

Why is biodiversity important? [WWW Document], n.d. . ConservationInternational. URL https://www.conservation.org/blog/why-is-biodiversity-important (accessed 11.12.19).