B.C. Ministry of Forests Forest Science Program
			Abstract for Bro06

		Biodiversity Facts
		Branch: Research
		Author(s): Ministry of Forests, Environment Canada
		Subject: Biodiversity
		Series: Brochure
		Other details: Published 1997. Funding for the Internet provided by Forest Renewal BC

Abstract

What is Biodiversity?

Biodiversity, or biological diversity, is the full variety of life in an area.

Biodiversity includes:

• species diversity: the number and relative abundance of different plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, and protozoa present;
• genetic diversity: the genetic variation among individuals of the same species; and
• ecosystem diversity: the variety of different ecosystems present and the myriad ways these ecosystems function.

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