biodiversity
biodiversity — noun
1. the wide range of living things — from insects and birds to trees and fish — fou
the wide range of living things — from insects and birds to trees and fish — found in one place or across the planet, and the work of keeping that range healthy.
Borneo's rainforests are famous for their rich biodiversity.
rich biodiversity collocation
Farmers near Lake Toba are planting hedges to protect local biodiversity.
protect biodiversity collocation
Climate change threatens the biodiversity of coral reefs around Okinawa.
The new park aims to boost biodiversity by replanting native trees and wildflowers.
Scientists warn that rapid logging is causing serious loss of biodiversity in the Amazon.
- biological diversity
the full scientific form, more common in academic and policy texts
- ecological variety
less technical phrasing used in general writing
- species richness
narrower — counts only different species, not genes or ecosystems
- monoculture
the planting of a single species over a large area, the opposite of varied life
文法句型
biodiversity of [region]
loss of biodiversity
用法筆記
Uncountable: do not say 'a biodiversity' or 'biodiversities'. Subject is usually a habitat (forest, reef, wetland) or a region. Common in environmental, scientific, and policy writing.