What is the intrinsic value of species diversity? How does the aesthetic value of nature contribute to conservation efforts?

Jul 8, 2024 ... Several factors contribute to species diversity, including habitat diversity, competition among species, and genetic diversity. Genetic ... Oct 28, 2021 ... Estimating divergence times in large molecular phylogenies. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 109 (47): 19333–19338. Habitat heterogeneity hypothesis, structural diversity, structural heterogeneity, foliage height diversity, species richness, biodiversity, spatial scale, ... The collection also contains a number of undescribed (or at least unidentifiable) species. For researchers, the most important aspect of this statistic is that ... Coral reefs are believed by many to have the highest biodiversity of any ecosystem on the planet—even more than a tropical rainforest. Occupying less than one ... Chapter 1 - The road ahead pp 1-7 Access Chapter 2 - Patterns in space pp 8-49 Access Chapter 3 - Patterns in time pp 50-72 Access Jun 20, 2023 ... ... diversity in the plant life. But hedgerows and field margins can provide more diversity and species richness in farmland flora and fauna. Selective logging that is commonly conducted in tropical forests may change tree species diversity. In rarely disturbed tropical forests, locally rare ... Résumé (eng). The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of protection from grazing on species diversity in Wadi Tarabat protected area, Al Ain, ... Species diversity refers to the number of different species located in a given area. Species diversity is important because loss of a species rarely happens in ...