The Emergence Machine

Biodiversity (Ecology sense)

property · Ecology · Level 9 · E7

E7Ecosystems

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

The variety of species, genetic variation within populations, and ecosystem diversity within a given area or globally.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “biodiversity eco” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “biodiversity eco”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
biodiversity
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L5L2L1L0Biodiversity EcoSpecies DiversityEcosystemSpeciesEcologyReproductionAnimalBiosphereGeology… intermediate l…EnvironmentFormLandLifeActionChangeMatterQualityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesBiodiversity EcoL9BiosphereL5EcosystemL7Species DiversityL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Biosphere L5 (requires)
    The variety of life forms in an ecosystem or biosphere, including genetic and species diversity.
  • Ecosystem L7 (requires) Biology sense
    The variety of life forms in an ecosystem or biosphere, including genetic and species diversity.
  • Species Diversity L8 (requires)
    The variety of life forms in an ecosystem or biosphere, including genetic and species diversity.