🔬 Science · Ecosystems & Habitats

Biodiversity & Resilience

Explain what biodiversity means, why high biodiversity makes ecosystems more resilient, and describe the ways human activity threatens biodiversity (habitat destruction, pollution, invasive species, climate change)

Typical age: 12–14 years

“If your child was asked why it matters if a rainforest is cut down even if lots of species survive elsewhere, could they explain what biodiversity means and why losing it makes whole ecosystems more fragile?”

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Species Distribution & Change
Biodiversity loss is a consequence of the environmental changes affecting species distribution
Food Webs & InterdependenceREQUIRED
Biodiversity's role in ecosystem resilience is best understood in the context of food webs and interdependence

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