EnvThes
type: ConceptScheme

biological diversity
type: Concept

deprecated concept
type: Concept

biological diversity
type: Concept
in scheme: EnvThes
is replaced by: biological diversity
alternative label: biologically diverse
alternative label: biological diversities
alternative label: biological diverse
alternative label: biologic diversity
scope note: MS Academic Keywords
definition: [Henderson's] as deﬁned by the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity: “the variability among living organisms from all sources, including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological com­plexes of which they are part. This includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems.” The number of differ­ent living species is estimated at between 40 and 80 million, most of them still undiscovered and uncharacterized, each species containing yet further genetic diver­sity. Colloquially known as biodiversity. see also alpha diversity, beta diversity, gamma diversity, genetic diversity, species diversity, ecological diversity.
broader: deprecated concept
deprecated: true
creator: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2195-3997