Biological diversity, **or biodiversity, is** a term that is now commonly used to describe living things. For some time the planet’s biodiversity has thought to have been declining. Extinctions or threatened extinctions have been seen as evidence that our planet is in trouble.

Your assignment is to research “The importance of Biological Diversity?”

Using your research skills please write a 2 page paper describing this topic. You may use the text, articles posted on my web page and the internet. The paper must be typed; double spaced and should be checked for spelling and grammar. You must have a minimum of 3 different sources, which need to be cited and referenced using either the MLA style guide or APA style guide.

Go to the following link to download these style guides—

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Citations.html

The following words or phrases may be useful to you in doing your Internet search prior to writing your paper.

Ecotourism productivity exploitation deforestation

Alien species pollution climate extinctions

Keystone species UNEP economics habitat

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Biological diversity, or biodiversity, is a term that is now commonly used to describe living things. For some time the planet’s biodiversity has thought to have been declining. Extinctions or threatened extinctions have been seen as evidence that our planet is in trouble.

Biological diversity, **or biodiversity, is** a term that is now commonly used to describe living things. For some time the planet’s biodiversity has thought to have been declining. Extinctions or threatened extinctions have been seen as evidence that our planet is in trouble.