biodiversity meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

biodiversity

noun

UK /ˌbaɪə(ʊ)daɪˈvɜːsɪti/ · US /ˌbaɪoʊdəˈvɚsəti/

Etymology From bio- + diversity.

Biology, Ecology, Natural sciences The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region.

A drop in global biodiversity is putting our ability to produce food at risk, a new United Nations report warns.2019 February 22, James Griffiths, “‘Extinction crisis’ threatening global food supply, UN report warns”, in CNN:

Derived terms: agricultural biodiversity, agrobiodiversity, biodiverse, biodiversity hotspot, biodiversity offset, human biodiversity, macrobiodiversity, megabiodiversity, microbiodiversity, paleobiodiversity, sociobiodiversity