BIODIVERSITY

AND STABILITY
Biodiversity is a word that
describes how varied living
organisms are in specific
areas
Each have their own habitat, this is
where it's basic needs to survive are
met: food, water, shelter from the
changing weather and climate and
place the breed its offspring
• Adaptation - a physical or
behavioral feature of an
animal that helps them
better survive in their
environment
 Structural or Physical or using
body structures to help an animal
survive
Camouflage- a defense
mechanism or tactic that
the organisms use to
disguise their appearance,
usually to blend in with
their surroundings.
Mimicry-ability of an organism to
imitate and copycat another
species in terms of sound,
appearance, smell, behavior or
location to protect itself. It also
refers to the resemblance of an
animal species to another species
or to natural objects.
Chemical defenses-
include substances
utilized by prey which are
harmful to invading
organisms.
Body coverings-
cover the body and
protect animals from
external factors
Behavioral or how animals respond
or act to life needs.
Hibernation- when
animals bare sleep as a
response to cold
weather and survive the
cold winter.
Migration-a behavioral
adaptation that involves an
animal or group of animals
travelling from one place to
another and then back again
when seasons change.
Learned Behaviors-These animal
behaviors are obtained and
acquired by interacting with the
environment and cannot be passed
on to the next generation except
by teaching. Examples are
swimming, playing, walking,
jumping, etc.
Two main factor when
measuring stability
Two main factor when
measuring stability
 1.Richness - is a
measure of the number of
different kinds of organisms or
species present in a particular
area
2. Evenness-compares the similarity of
the population size of each of the
species present. More diverse and
evenly distributed ecosystems mean
more stable ecosystems.
 WHAT IS HIGH
AND LOW
BIODIVERSITY?
• High biodiversity is a
habitat or ecosystem
that has high number of
different species.
• Low biodiversity is when there
are a few prominent species
and a low number of other
species within the habitat
 The value of species can be
divided into various categories
Direct Economic Value -if
their products are sources
of food, medicine, clothing,
shelter and energy.
Examples are medicines
extracted from plants like
coconut
Indirect Economic Value -if there
are benefits produced by the
organism without using them.
Examples include certain species
that maintain the chemical quality of
natural bodies of water, prevent soil
erosion and floods, cycle materials
in the soil and absorb pollutants
such as mangroves.
Aesthetic Value -a lot of species
provides visual or artistic
enjoyment, like a forested
landscape and the calming
beauty of a natural park.
Examples are Banaue Rice
Terraces in Ifugao and Hundred
Islands in Alaminos City,
Pangasinan.
What if our biodiversity
are unstable?
 Losing biodiversity does not only mean losing our food and
water. It means gradually weakening all of the ecological,
cultural and economic systems that keep our civilization going
also it can have significant direct human health impacts if
ecosystem services are no longer adequate to meet social needs.
Indirectly, changes in ecosystem services affect livelihoods,
income, local migration and, on occasion, may even cause or
exacerbate political conflict
 BIODIVERSITY AND STABILITY
Two main factor Structural or
Ecosystem and
when measuring Physical or using
basic needs
stability body structures

Behavioral or how
High and
animals respond or The value of
Low act to life needs.
Biodersity species