Earth is home to an astonishing diversity of species that provide food, medicine and other infrastructure necessary for the existence of humankind. Given intense competition between species for ...

The variability among living organisms on the earth, including the variability within and between species and within and between ecosystems. Biological diversity, often shortened to biodiversity, is ...

are the classical explanation that ecologists have used since Darwin to explain the amazing diversity of life on Earth. More precisely, a species’ niche encompasses all of the factors it ...

This year, the theme of the International Day for Biological Diversity is “Be part of the Plan”. This is a call to action to encourage governments, indigenous peoples and local communities ...

The ongoing stress placed on nature by human actions has undermined the biodiversity of our interdependent planet ...

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