Descripción: The Provincial Museum of Alberta.
«The term "biodiversity" refers to the diversity of all life. Biological diversity is one measure of how healthy an ecosystem is. Healthy environments support high diversity; stressed ecosystems do not. A diverse community is also a stable community with an abundance of genetic and structural variation available to deal with unexpected environmental change. Populations of organisms with more genetic diversity are better able to cope with environmental change than are populations with low diversity. The latter can become so highly adapted to local conditions that any environmental disturbance may be enough to drive them to extinction. Therefore, diversity is critical in ensuring the continued existence of our natural world.»
