How do artificial and natural contribute to biodiversity?

Answer 1

Natural habitats tend to contribute to biodiversity, by clear predator-prey interactions and by definite niches up and down the food web. They have worked this out over time. So they can be shaken up by the introduction of non-natives that have not taken part in this process. For example, the pecan industry in Georgia was concerned about pecan-eating aphids. Native ladybugs were not effective controls. So Asian ladybugs were introduced, but without their natural controls and enemies. They solved the pecan-eating aphid problem. But they became serious pests of grapes. Just one of them in wine ruined the entire bottle. And they preyed on native ladybug food sources, and on native ladybugs. In contrast, artificial habitats tend to contribute to biodiversity, by protection of types of environments and life forms that are vanishing. That is one of the roles of apiaries, aquaria, water gardens, and zoos. It tends to be less complete a habitat than the natural. For many pieces of the jigsaw picture may be missing.

Answer 2

Both artificial and natural factors can contribute to biodiversity by influencing the variety of species present in an ecosystem. Natural factors like climate, habitat diversity, and geological events shape biodiversity over time. In contrast, human activities such as habitat destruction, pollution, and introduction of invasive species can lead to a loss of biodiversity.