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The production of natural resources in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, stable natural hydrological cycles, fertile soils, a balanced climate and numerous other vital ecosystem services can only be permanently secured through the protection and sustainable use of biological diversity.
Sigmar Gabriel

Meaning of "biological diversity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

biological diversity  [ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl daɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Biological diversity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

biological diversity

Biodiversity

Biodiversity is the degree of variation of life.[1] This can refer to genetic variation, species variation, or ecosystem variation[1] within an area, biome, or planet. Terrestrial biodiversity tends to be highest near the equator,[2] which seems to be the result of the warm climate and high primary productivity.[3] Marine biodiversity tends to be highest along coasts in the Western Pacific, where sea surface temperature is highest and in mid-latitudinal band in all oceans.[4] Biodiversity generally tends to cluster in hotspots,[5] and has been increasing through time[6][7] but will be likely to slow in the future.[8] Rapid environmental changes typically cause mass extinctions.[9][10][11] One estimate is that <1%–3% of the species that have existed on Earth are extant.[12] The earliest evidences for life on Earth are graphite found to be biogenic in 3.7 billion-year-old metasedimentary rocks discovered in Western Greenland[13] and microbial mat fossils found in 3.48 billion-year-old sandstone discovered in Western Australia.[14][15] Since life began on Earth, five major mass extinctions and several minor events have led to large and sudden drops in biodiversity.

Definition of biological diversity in the English dictionary

The definition of biological diversity in the dictionary is the variation of life forms within a given ecosystem.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY


abstrusity
æbˈstruːsɪtɪ
adversity
ədˈvɜːsɪtɪ
antiobesity
ˌæntɪəʊˈbiːsɪtɪ
biodiversity
ˌbaɪəʊdaɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ
caducity
kəˈdjuːsɪtɪ
cecity
ˈsiːsɪtɪ
diversity
daɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ
globesity
ˌɡləʊˈbiːsɪtɪ
interuniversity
ˌɪntəˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ
intervarsity
ˌɪntəˈvɑːsɪtɪ
klendusity
klɛnˈdjuːsɪtɪ
multiversity
ˌmʌltɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ
obtusity
əbˈtjuːsɪtɪ
overdiversity
ˌəʊvədaɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ
paucity
ˈpɔːsɪtɪ
perversity
pəˈvɜːsɪtɪ
polydispersity
ˌpɒlɪdɪˈspɜːsɪtɪ
sparsity
ˈspɑːsɪtɪ
university
ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ
varsity
ˈvɑːsɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

biol.
biologic
biological
biological clock
biological control
biological father
biological half-life
biological marker
biological mother
biological parents
biological shield
biological warfare
biological weapon
biologically
biologics
biologism
biologist
biologistic
biology
bioluminescence

WORDS THAT END LIKE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

antiuniversity
campus university
civic university
curiosity
density
generosity
high-density
intensity
luminosity
necessity
nonuniversity
obesity
Open University
porosity
preuniversity
propensity
redbrick university
State university
the Open University
viscosity

Synonyms and antonyms of biological diversity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «biological diversity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

Find out the translation of biological diversity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of biological diversity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «biological diversity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

生物多样性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la diversidad biológica
570 millions of speakers

English

biological diversity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जैविक विविधता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التنوع البيولوجي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

биологическое разнообразие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

diversidade biológica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জীব বৈচিত্র্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la diversité biologique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kepelbagaian biologi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

biologischen Vielfalt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

生物学的多様性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

생물 다양성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Macem-macem biologi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đa dạng sinh học
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயிரியல் பல்வகைமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जैविक विविधता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

biyolojik çeşitlilik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

diversità biologica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

różnorodność biologiczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

біологічне різноманіття
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

diversității biologice
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βιολογική ποικιλότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

biologiese diversiteit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

biologisk mångfald
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

biologisk mangfold
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of biological diversity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY»

The term «biological diversity» is regularly used and occupies the 61.609 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about biological diversity

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2 QUOTES WITH «BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word biological diversity.
1
Sigmar Gabriel
The production of natural resources in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, stable natural hydrological cycles, fertile soils, a balanced climate and numerous other vital ecosystem services can only be permanently secured through the protection and sustainable use of biological diversity.
2
Paul Hawken
Biological diversity is messy. It walks, it crawls, it swims, it swoops, it buzzes. But extinction is silent, and it has no voice other than our own.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY»

Discover the use of biological diversity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to biological diversity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Measuring Biological Diversity
As the successor to the author’s influential Ecological Diversity and its Measurement, this book has been completely rewritten to reflect the explosion of interest in biodiversity in the last fifteen years.
Anne E. Magurran, 2013
2
Biological Diversity: The Coexistence of Species
This book discusses the factors and processes affecting biodiversity and its preservation.
Michael A. Huston, Michael Alan Huston, 1994
3
Biological Diversity: Frontiers in Measurement and Assessment
This research level text provides an up-to-date, authoritative review of the methods of measuring biological diversity, as well as the application of these methods.
Anne E. Magurran, Brian J. McGill, 2011
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Biological Diversity: Exploiters and Exploited
After an introduction the book is divided into two parts: ‘Exploited’ and ‘Exploiters’. Each of the chapters, although linked to each other, forms a stand-alone essay.
Paul Hatcher, Nick Battey, 2011
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Biological Diversity
Collected here is a substantial and carefully selected listing of relevant literature on biological diversity and its conservation.
L. N. Petrov, 2003
6
Biological Diversity and Function in Soils
The dynamic nature of current research into soil biodiversity is reflected in this excellent volume.
Richard Bardgett, David Hopkins, Michael Usher, 2005
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Handbook of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Sustainable by Designoffers a compelling and innovative, design-centred approach that explores both the meaning and practice of sustainable design.
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 2001
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A Guide to the Convention on Biological Diversity Guide to ...
Written in an objective, easily understandable and accessible style, the guide is indispensable reading for anyone desiring information on the Convention on biological diversity and possible steps for its implementation.
Lyle Glowka, Françoise Burhenne-Guilmin, Hugh Synge, 1994
9
Global Warming and Biological Diversity
This book discusses in detail the consequences of global warming for ecosystems and includes commentary by distinguished scientists on many aspects of this critical problem.
Robert L. Peters, Thomas E. Lovejoy, 1992
10
Economics and Biological Diversity: Developing and Using ...
Economics and biological diversity; Vallues and benefits of biological diversity; Economic incentives: what they are and how they can be used to promote conservation of biological diversity; The use of economic incentives to promote ...
Jeffrey A. McNeely, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term biological diversity is used in the context of the following news items.
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Museveni's commitment to GMO adoption could earn him another term
It's a requirement the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity which is an internationally binding instrument ... «New Vision, Jul 15»
2
Polar Bears Will Be Extinct Sooner Than Thought: How Many Are Left?
Rebecca Noblin, from the Center for Biological Diversity, said that while there are other steps that could slow down the decline of polar bears, ... «Tech Times, Jul 15»
3
Polar Bear Plan Fails to Meaningfully Address Most Crucial …
... Alaska director at the Center for Biological Diversity. “The science shows clearly that deep greenhouse gas reductions are needed to save ... «Center for Biological Diversity, Jul 15»
4
$19 Billion Settlement From BP Should Go to Gulf Recovery
... said Miyoko Sakashita of the Center for Biological Diversity. “Worse yet, the Obama administration has yet to implement significant reforms to ... «Center for Biological Diversity, Jul 15»
5
California OKs Fracking Regulations Before Scientists Finish …
... fracking the thumbs up before scientists can finish studying this toxic technique,” said Hollin Kretzmann of the Center for Biological Diversity. «Center for Biological Diversity, Jul 15»
6
Conservationists Launch Protests Against Weak Sage Grouse Plans
The Center for Biological Diversity is a national, nonprofit conservation organization with more than 900,000 members and online activists ... «Center for Biological Diversity, Jun 15»
7
5200 acres protected for endangered Mount Charleston blue butterfly
based environmental group Center for Biological Diversity. “We can't save this unique Las Vegas butterfly without protecting the places it lives ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jun 15»
8
Court Rules Grazing Harms Endangered Species in Arizona's Fossil …
... of threatened frogs, in violation of the Endangered Species Act. The ruling resulted from a lawsuit filed by the Center for Biological Diversity in ... «Center for Biological Diversity, Jun 15»
9
Wildlife Commission Ignores Science, Citizens, Approves Hunt of …
... and a slap in the face to Floridians who love the Florida black bear,” said Jaclyn Lopez, Florida director at the Center for Biological Diversity. «Center for Biological Diversity, Jun 15»
10
White House Urged to Remove Wood-burning Power Plants From …
The groups signing onto the letter are the Center for Biological Diversity, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Clean Air Task Force, Dogwood ... «Center for Biological Diversity, Jun 15»

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