Ecosystem Diversity
•Ecosystem diversity refers to the variety of different habitats, biological communities and ecological processes within a region.
•It includes the range of environments such as forests, wetlands, grasslands and marine systems, as well as the unique interactions that occur within each.
•This diversity shapes how energy flows, how nutrients cycle and how species interact, which in turn influences the stability and resilience of the natural world.
•Ecosystem diversity is essential because a wider range of ecosystems supports more niches, more species and greater capacity for environments to recover from change.
•Ecosystems are made up of a variety of habitats, ranging from microhabitats (small, specialised areas like under a log or a pond edge) to ecoregions (large regions defined by climate, geology and species composition).
•Each habitat supports distinct communities of organisms.
•The diversity of habitats contributes to the overall ecosystem diversity, influencing ecological interactions and stability.