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Biodiversity
Concepts tested here
- Definition of biodiversity
All Questions
2011 AIPMT-MAINS 1 question
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Biodiversity of a geographical region representsBiodiversity is the term popularised by Edward Wilson to describe the combined diversity at all levels of biological organisation.
It includes genetic diversity, species diversity and ecological diversity.
So the biodiversity of a region is the total diversity (the sum of all the variation) in the organisms living in that region.
Genetic diversity of the dominant species, endemic species or endangered species are each only a small part of it.
Hence it represents the diversity in the organisms living in the region.