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Biodiversity in Mexico
Biodiversity in Mexico plays a crucial role in providing numerous benefits across various sectors such as medicine, agriculture, and ecosystem services. It is essential to recognize the interconnectedness of genetic, species, and ecosystem diversity to fully appreciate its importance.
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Biodiversity in Mexico Conservation Sustainable use of resources Restore ecosystems
deteriorated Establish protected natural areas Importance It provides benefits to society at the level of medicine, agriculture, provision of goods and ecosystem services. The importance is linked to the way in which the three levels are interrelated
of biodiversity (genetics, species and ecosystems). Threats Loss of genetic diversity and consequently of the gene pool due to deforestation, fragmentation of natural ecosystems, degradation of ecosystems. Loss of species diversity due to changes in land use, deforestation, overexploitation of biotic resources and environmental degradation. Human activities negatively impact biodiversity at all levels. Levels Ecosystem diversity Example: the distribution of ecosystems throughout the national territory. It gives heterogeneity to the landscapes. It can be seen at the level of landscape, territory, region or country. Species diversity Example: species diversity in northeastern Mexico. It is the number of different species in the biosphere or in a particular area. It expresses the richness or number of species in
an ecosystem, region or country. Diversity of genetics Example: the diversity of races in dogs. Provides structural support to ecosystems It is observed within the species. Genetic variation among organisms of the same species.
