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Biodiversity
The total diversity of living systems. This includes the diversity of species, habitat diversity and genetic diversity.
Species diversity
Species diversity in communities is a product of two variables: the number of species (richness) and their relative proportions (evenness).
Habitat diversity
Habitat diversity refers to the range of different habitats in an ecosystem or biome.
Genetic diversity
Genetic diversity refers to the range of genetic material present in a population of a species.
Endemic
native or restricted to a particular area
e.g. the Bali Starling is found only on the island of Bali. It is endemic to Bali. It is a Bali endemic species.
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