Published 2002 | Version v1
Journal article

Of the genes to the culture

Description

The biodiversity is the variability of alive, included organisms the terrestrial and marine ecosystems, other aquatic systems, and the processes ecological complexes of those that are part; it understands the diversity inside each species and among species, as well as that of the ecosystems. The definition includes, in synthesis, three levels: the genes, the species and the ecosystems, which refer to aspects very different from the live systems that the scientists measure in different ways. The concept implies, also, a tangible component, the biological resources, and one intangible, the empiric, scientific and technological knowledge associated with the biodiversity. The author mentions other excellent aspects to the biodiversity

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Spanish)
De los genes a la cultura

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Tadeo
Journal Issue
no.67
Journal Page Range
p. 12-16
ISSN
0120-5250

INIS

Country of Publication
Colombia
Country of Input or Organization
Colombia
INIS RN
33061676
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENT; PLANTS; POPULATIONS; SPECIES DIVERSITY