• 1916 – The term biological diversity was used first by J. Arthur Harris in "The Variable Desert", Scientific American: "The bare statement that … See more

According to Mora and her colleagues' estimation, there are approximately 8.7 million terrestrial species and 2.2 million oceanic species. … See more

During the last century, decreases in biodiversity have been increasingly observed. It was estimated in 2007 that up to 30% of all species … See more

Biodiversity is the result of 3.5 billion years of evolution. The origin of life has not been established by science, however, some evidence suggests that life may already have been well … See more

Biologists most often define biodiversity as the "totality of genes, species and ecosystems of a region". An advantage of this definition is that … See more

Biodiversity is not evenly distributed, rather it varies greatly across the globe as well as within regions and seasons. Among other factors, the diversity of all living things ( See more

General ecosystem services
From the perspective of the method known as Natural Economy the economic value of 17 ecosystem … See more