BIODIVERSITY AND ITS CONSERVATION * Bio means ‘life’ and diversity means ‘variety’ Definition: Biodiversity is defined as , the variety and variability among all groups of living organism and the ecosystem in which they occur. Classification: 1,Genetic diversity 2.Species diversity 3.Community (or) Ecosystem diversityGENETIC DIVERSITY Genetic diversity Genetic diversity is the diversity within species ie., variation of genes within the species. eg.,rice varieties. teak wood trees : Indian teak,burma teak,malasian teak. It refers to the total genetic information contained in the genes of individuals of plants, animals and microorganisms. The genes found in organisms can form enormous number of combinations each of which gives rise to some variability. when the genes within the same species show different versions due to new combinations, it is called genetic variability.. SPECIES DIVERSITY Species diversity is the diversity between different species. The sum of varieties of all the living organisms at the species level is known as species diversity. Species richness is the simplest measure of biodiversity and is simply a count of the number of different species in a given area. Plant species : Apple, mango, wheat Animal species : lion, tiger, elephant,deer.COMMUNITY OR ECOSYSYTEM DIVERSITY * The diversity at the ecological or habitat level is known as ecosysytem diversity. * A large region with different ecosysytem can be considered as ecosysytem diversity. * Eg., River ecosystem.Classifying Biodiversity What is biodiversity? Bio- irving organisms Diversity- means understanding that exch Individual I= unique and recognising Individual differences. Biodiversity ts the variety of all Ife forms on earth - the different plants, animals and micro-organisms and the ecosystems of which ‘they are a part. Definition: ‘Bislogleal diversity’ means the varlabillty among living organisms from ail sources Including, Inter alla, terrestrial, marine amd other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are A part; thls Includes diversity within specles, between species and of ecosystems. Types of Biodiversity Species Diversity: Every ecosystem contains a unique collection of species, all Interacting with each other. Genetic Diversity: Gentle diversity describes how closely related the members of one species are Ina given ecosystem. Ecosystem Diversity: deals with the variations In ecosystems within a geographical location and Its overall Impact on human existence and the environment Ecological diversity: Is a type of blodiversity. It Is the variation In ‘the ecosystems found In a region or the variation In ecosystems over the whole planet Functional Diversity: refers te the variety of functions or characteristics of a particular ecosystem In th marine blodiversity. Functional diversity reflects ‘the blologloal complexity of an ecosystem. ginal processes, case