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STANDARD BIODIVERSITY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-04-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
- Environmental Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- standard for biodiversity
1, record 1, English, standard%20for%20biodiversity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- norm of biodiversity 1, record 1, English, norm%20of%20biodiversity
correct
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
- Gestion environnementale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- norme de biodiversité
1, record 1, French, norme%20de%20biodiversit%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-04-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Studies and Analyses
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- biodiversity standard
1, record 2, English, biodiversity%20standard
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- biodiversity norm 1, record 2, English, biodiversity%20norm
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
We take the consequences of long-term evolution as the norm but interrupted in eons past by at least several large comets colliding with the Earth. Hence, the most appropriate biodiversity standard for any area on Earth is the relatively "wild" and "uncontaminated" condition of ecosystems and their organisms that would now be present had major human influences not modified or eliminated the geologically normal biodiversity in the area or region. We know generally about the history of norms of the planetary ecosphere through the study of geography, geology, palaeontology, ecology, and evolution. "Normal" in this sense means that over eons of time there have evolved baselines defining the natural order in which biodiversity thrives in any part of this planet. 1, record 2, English, - biodiversity%20standard
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Études et analyses environnementales
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- norme de la biodiversité
1, record 2, French, norme%20de%20la%20biodiversit%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- norme de biodiversité 1, record 2, French, norme%20de%20biodiversit%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les normes de la biodiversité. Pour pouvoir évaluer l'état de la biodiversité d'un pays, il nous faut une norme de référence. 1, record 2, French, - norme%20de%20la%20biodiversit%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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