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This page is a listing and introduction to the concept of Biodiversity, a concept deeply ingrained in the environmental movement.

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Biodiversity is a contraction of the phrase "biological diversity." It encompasses multiple tiers of diversity: genetic diversity between individual members of a single species (intra-specific); diversity of species within a community; and diversity of communities within an ecosystem (both of the later are "inter-specific").

Ecosystems that are highly productive (high biomass) are often also highly diverse. For example, rainforest ecosystems are highly biodiverse, supporting a huge array of different species, different trees and plants, birds, mammals, insects, mould, fungi, and other organisms.

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