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Monoculture is the agricultural practice of producing or growing one single crop over a wide area. It is widely used in modern industrial agriculture and its implementation has allowed for large harvests from minimal labor.
Biodiversity is the variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome, or on the entire Earth. Biodiversity is often used as a measure of the health of biological systems.
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is a unit of measurement which describes the mass (weight) of the total number of living organisms in a specific area or ecosystem
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we could talk about the total biomass for all species on the Galapagos Islands. or we could talk about the biomass of a particular species on the galapagos islands or the biomass of a particular species in a particular ecosystem on one of the islands.
biodiversity is talking about how many different TYPES of organisms there are in a particular area. to say that a place has a high level of biodiversity would mean that there are A LOT of different types of organisms and maybe even a lot of different species of the same organism. Costa Rica and rainforests are examples of places with high levels of biodiversity (these places are also called biodiversity hotspots
). we can talk about the biodiversity of a specific ecosystem, area, state, country, continent or the entire planet as a whole.
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What is a synonym for biodiversity?
multifariousness, variety
What type of cultivation has decrease biodiversity?
Monoculture crops such as corn or wheat field decrease biodiversity the most.
What effects do modern farming technique's have on world biodiversity?
Monoculture, pesticides, and chemical fertilizers have greatly reduced the biodiversity of the world.
What is the difference between biodivesity and plant biodiversity?
biodiversity includes diversity of both flora & fauna ,i.e, plant & animal kingdom while plant biodiversityonly includes plant kingdom.
What is the difference between CITES and biodiversity treaty?
cites's aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plans does not threaten their survival while biodiversity treaty's goal is to preserve biodiversity and ensure the sustainable and fair use of genetic resources in all countries
What is a synonym for biodiversity?
multifariousness, variety
What has been done to prevent biodiversity?
Monoculture has diminished biodiversity. (Most farming methods).
What type of cultivation has decrease biodiversity?
Monoculture crops such as corn or wheat field decrease biodiversity the most.
Would a monoculture forest have more wildlife than one with biodiversity?
No.
What is biodiversity of weeds?
Since most modern agricultural techniques require a monoculture, anything that is not the crop is called a weed. Biodiverse is the opposite of a monoculture.
What effects do modern farming technique's have on world biodiversity?
Monoculture, pesticides, and chemical fertilizers have greatly reduced the biodiversity of the world.
What is the relationship between diversity and monoculture?
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What is the difference between algal monoculture and unialgal culture?
The difference would be the amount of genetic diversity. An algal monoculture would have greater genetic diversity because it is made up of millions of uniquely individual algae. In contrast, a unialgal culture maintains only the genetic diversity of the single individual from which it was cloned.
What is the difference between biodivesity and plant biodiversity?
biodiversity includes diversity of both flora & fauna ,i.e, plant & animal kingdom while plant biodiversityonly includes plant kingdom.
What is the difference between CITES and biodiversity treaty?
cites's aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plans does not threaten their survival while biodiversity treaty's goal is to preserve biodiversity and ensure the sustainable and fair use of genetic resources in all countries
Why is Biodiversity celebrated?
Because it is good edit: Biodiversity is to an ecosystem what variety is to evolution. Without biodiversity, a single disaster could wipe out the whole ecosystem. This is demonstrated most clearly in human monoculture farming. Whenever a disease ravages the crops the land becomes bare, there are no backup plants to hold in the water so the land may dry out and dust storms may be caused.
What is the difference between indirect and direct economic value of biodiversity?
The direct value of biodiversity means the direct economic value of the products and species that are sold. Indirect economic values include intrinsic, or emotional value of the species.
