Manuka beettle on Maud Island
Image:
Sabine Bernert
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Biodiversity
Introduction
The word biodiversity is short for ‘biological diversity’ and simply means the variety of life on earth.This variety includes all plants, animals and micro-organisms, the genes they contain and the ecosystems they form. The term is often used to measure the richness of life based on its variety and inter-connectedness.
