biodiviteeti
Biodiviteeti is the variety and variability of life on Earth, including diversity within species (genetic diversity), between species (species diversity), and of ecosystems (ecosystem diversity). It encompasses the variety of organisms, their genetic makeup, and the ecological processes that support them, from pollination to nutrient cycling. Biodiviteeti is distributed across habitats from oceans to forests, grasslands to urban areas, and it is dynamic across time scales.
Its functions underlie ecosystem services essential to humans, such as food, clean water, medicines, climate regulation,
Threats include habitat loss and fragmentation, overexploitation, invasive species, climate change, pollution, and land-use changes. These
Conservation approaches aim to maintain and restore biodiviteeti. Strategies include protected areas, habitat restoration, sustainable resource
Measuring biodiviteeti relies on indicators of genetic, species, and ecosystem diversity. Common metrics include species richness,