Difference between Biodiversity and Species richness

Difference between Biodiversity and Species richness

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Biodiversity

Species richness

1. All the species, genes, ecosystem and ecological processes are different variety of life which is present on the earth and this is known as Biodiversity. The number of species which is present in a specific or particular area, this is known as Species richness.
2. Various life variety which found on the earth is referred as Biodiversity. Different species which found in particular areas are referred as Species richness.
3. This term applies to species level, genetic level, ecosystem and whole planet. This term applies to the number of species.
4. Biodiversity includes some area such as ecological, taxonomical and economic values. Species richness includes taxonomical diversity.
5. Biodiversity includes what, how, when, who, how many forms are there. Species richness only includes number of species.
6. Biodiversity normally contains broader field that species richness. Species richness mainly focuses on the number of species.
7. Shortly, it is variety of life forms. Shortly, it is number of species.
Updated: November 11, 2021 — 1:40 am

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