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A community about the variety of life on Earth at all levels; including plants, animals, bacteria, and fungi.

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Biodiversity is a term used to describe the enormous variety of life on Earth. It can be used more specifically to refer to all of the species in one region or ecosystem. Biodiversity refers to every living thing, including plants, bacteria, animals, and humans. Scientists have estimated that there are around 8.7 million species of plants and animals in existence. However, only around 1.2 million species have been identified and described so far, most of which are insects. This means that millions of other organisms remain a complete mystery.

Over generations, all of the species that are currently alive today have evolved unique traits that make them distinct from other species. These differences are what scientists use to tell one species from another. Organisms that have evolved to be so different from one another that they can no longer reproduce with each other are considered different species. All organisms that can reproduce with each other fall into one species. Read more...

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With its first marine reserve, Ghana protects its ocean to secure its future (commentary) (news.mongabay.com) 0 supersquirrel 24 »
World’s largest shark conference is set to begin in Sri Lanka next week (news.mongabay.com) 4 supersquirrel 15 »
Europe's seafloor fishing looks profitable until societal costs turn the math upside down (phys.org) 0 supersquirrel 51 »
How giants that vanished 10,000 years ago triggered ripple effects that are still felt today (phys.org) 0 supersquirrel 13 »
Older and Wiser: How Elder Animals Help Species to Survive (e360.yale.edu) 0 supersquirrel 30 »
Forty years on from the disaster, why there are foxes, bears and bison again around Chernobyl (phys.org) 6 solo 41 »
Plants can sense the sound of rain, a new study finds (news.mit.edu) 0 solo 25 »
“Baffling” new snake species in Myanmar looks like multiple species at once (www.sciencedaily.com) 1 solo 41 »
Don’t just plant trees, plant forests to restore biodiversity for the future (theconversation.com) 0 supersquirrel 20 »
Why forest conservation is also public health (news.mongabay.com) 2 Salomon 44 »
A campaign to protect one of the planet’s only expanding kelp forests takes shape (news.mongabay.com) 0 Salomon 40 »
Why Do Some Animals' Eyes Glow in the Dark? The Science of Eyeshine (blog.nature.org) 2 solo 22 »
Flowering in the city: The bumblebee connection (phys.org) 0 solo 5 »
Rare photos of 'enchanting' owl captured after happenstance sighting (www.abc.net.au) 0 supersquirrel 14 »
The garden biodiversity index: A self-assessment tool for evaluating biodiversity in private gardens (www.sciencedirect.com) 4 Gsus4 16 »
"Hope Amid Ireland’s Biodiversity Crisis": An Unflinching Interview with Niall Hatch of BirdWatch Ireland. (conservationmag.org) 0 supersquirrel 11 »
How quickly do tropical forests recover? Faster than expected, but slower than it seems (news.mongabay.com) 0 supersquirrel 9 »
Chile’s ancient conifers host underground web of life that sustains forests: Study (news.mongabay.com) 0 supersquirrel 12 »
Half of seabirds are declining. Protecting marine flyways could help save them (news.mongabay.com) 2 supersquirrel 23 »
Novel research finds unexpected climate resilience in up to 36% of Amazon forest (news.mongabay.com) 0 supersquirrel 9 »
What it takes to find a feral cat on Auckland Island (blog.doc.govt.nz) 0 JubilantJaguar 7 »
Creating the North Atlantic’s largest MPA network: Interview with Azores President José Manuel Bolieiro (news.mongabay.com) 0 supersquirrel 4 »
‘A dream come true’: Brazil’s blue-and-yellow macaws return to Rio after 200 years (www.theguardian.com) 1 supersquirrel 55 »
Orcas never seen before in Seattle delight whale watchers with a visit (news.mongabay.com) 0 Salamence 21 »
Researchers uncover 10 new moth species and 7 new genera in Hawaiʻi (news.mongabay.com) 0 Salamence 25 »
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About this forum

Welcome to c/Biodiversity @ Mander.xyz!

A community about the variety of life on Earth at all levels; including plants, animals, bacteria, and fungi.

Notice Board

This is a work in progress, please don't mind the mess.

2023-06-16: We invite our users to contribute resources for the sidebar.

2023-06-15: Looking for mods!

About

Biodiversity is a term used to describe the enormous variety of life on Earth. It can be used more specifically to refer to all of the species in one region or ecosystem. Biodiversity refers to every living thing, including plants, bacteria, animals, and humans. Scientists have estimated that there are around 8.7 million species of plants and animals in existence. However, only around 1.2 million species have been identified and described so far, most of which are insects. This means that millions of other organisms remain a complete mystery.

Over generations, all of the species that are currently alive today have evolved unique traits that make them distinct from other species. These differences are what scientists use to tell one species from another. Organisms that have evolved to be so different from one another that they can no longer reproduce with each other are considered different species. All organisms that can reproduce with each other fall into one species. Read more...

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