How Global Is The Global Biodiversity Information Facility?
Biologists and computer scientists have appealed for more information on the world's biodiversity to be stored digitally so it may better be used to understand the impact of climate change on the Earth's flora and fauna.

Biodiversity
The word "biodiversity" is a contracted version of "biological diversity".

Northern Africa and biodiversity
Northern Africa falls within the arid belt extending from the Atlantic to central Asia.

Kinetic effects of temperature on rates of genetic divergence and speciation
Latitudinal gradients of biodiversity and macroevolutionary dynamics are prominent yet poorly understood.

Farm-scale evaluation of the impacts of transgenic cotton on biodiversity, pesticide use, and yield
Higher yields and reduced pesticide impacts are needed to mitigate the effects of agricultural intensification.

Relative resource abundance explains butterfly biodiversity in island communities
Ecologists have long been intrigued by the factors that control the pattern of biodiversity, i.e., the distribution and abundance of species.

The history of early bee diversification based on five genes plus morphology
Bees, the largest (>16,000 species) and most important radiation of pollinating insects, originated in early to mid-Cretaceous, roughly in synchrony with the angiosperms (flowering plants).

Biodiversity loss linked to economic inequality worldwide
McGill researchers show income inequality predicts number of threatened species

ETH Project with Costa Rica Set up for Drug Discovery
Nature produces highly interesting substances, which for years have met with great scientific interest.

Regional warming-induced species shift in NW Mediterranean marine caves
The north-western Mediterranean Sea has a high biodiversity reflecting a mixture of temperate and subtropical species.

Richness of Marine Life is Under Threat
Future potential for the production of new wonder drugs - including anti-cancer agents - from marine animals and plants, is under threat

International agreement takes Catalogue of Life forward
There is no catalogue of the known organisms on Earth

Biodiversity and resilience of coral reefs
With over 3000 fish species, Indo-Pacific coral reefs represent one of the most diverse ecosystems on the globe.

Underdogs in the understory: Study suggests nature favors rarer trees
A study of seven tropical forests around the world has revealed that nature encourages biodiversity by favoring the growth of less common trees.

Polar pecking order and biodiversity
New research into how biodiversity is generated and maintained in the seas surrounding hostile Polar Regions is reported

Biodiversity promotes evolutionary change
Evolutionary biologists at the University of East Anglia have discovered a new link between biodiversity and the evolution of new species.

New research finds surveys of larval-stage organisms effective for measuring marine biodiversity
BU biologist discovers diversity in mantis shrimp underestimated

Fishing kills Fijian coral reefs
Outbreaks of a coral-eating starfish have occurred in Fiji resulting from overexploitation of the predatory fishes that normally limit its numbers.

Media invitation: How many species in Noah's Arc?
Scientists gather in Mallorca (Spain) to assess the role of biodiversity in ecosystem function.

Manipulating biotope space can enhance beneficial biodiversity effects
Using diverse plant mixtures instead of monocultures can increase yield and other ecosystem goods and services on which humans depend.