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Ecosystem diversity

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Ecosystem diversity refers to the variation among ecosystems found within a given geographical location, and to the overall effect that variation has on human existence and the surrounding environment. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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The largest scale of biodiversity, spanning variation among whole ecosystems 1
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1. Ecosystem diversity (Wikipedia)
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Ecological diversity is the largest scale of biodiversity, and within each ecosystem, there is a great deal of both species and genetic diversity.
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