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Biodiversity is a term used to describe the enormous variety of life on Earth. It can be used more specifically to refer to all of the species in one region or ecosystem. Biodiversity refers to every living thing, including plants, bacteria, animals, and humans. Scientists have estimated that there are around 8.7 million species of plants and animals in existence. However, only around 1.2 million species have been identified and described so far, most of which are insects. This means that millions of other organisms remain a complete mystery.

Over generations, all of the species that are currently alive today have evolved unique traits that make them distinct from other species. These differences are what scientists use to tell one species from another. Organisms that have evolved to be so different from one another that they can no longer reproduce with each other are considered different species. All organisms that can reproduce with each other fall into one species. Read more...

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[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What do they claim the emergency is?

[–] ignirtoq@fedia.io 14 points 1 week ago

We're importing too much of our lumber from a foreign country (Canada), which is a national security risk to the lumber-consuming parts of our economy. I wish I were joking.

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I was just in a national park and thinking to myself "damn, this place has too many trees! We should really cut a bunch down to make room for a Wal-Mart."

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[–] Kuori@hexbear.net 17 points 1 week ago

embrace yamagami thought, return to the-doohickey

[–] UncleGrandPa@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

trump.... Ensureing America has no future

[–] Palacegalleryratio@hexbear.net 15 points 1 week ago

Christ - that’s quite the logging order you’ve got there… this is an environmental disaster - just to reduce Canadian imports!?

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Time for this guy to get taken out....of office.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I really hope to see him buried soon.

Under massive voter disapproval polls and impeachment proceedings.

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[–] FuckFascism@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (15 children)

Does anyone know if this will affect Yellowstone national park? I've always wanted to go there and Imma be extra pissed if he destroys that reserve.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

the map shows the northwest will be more concern, all that redwood forests,

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[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 14 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Looks like Tramp called for open season on loggers.

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[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Would be a damn shame if the National Forestry service just started spiking all those trees.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Would be a shame if the millions of people who cherish our national forests, such as outdoors-people, survivalists, veterans and preppers, just decided that they don't want their woods chopped down.

Sure would be a shame if anything kept happening to that expensive logging equipment over and over.

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[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It’s crazy how republicans are framing cutting down forests as a “good way to prevent arsons”

[–] LanguageIsCool@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

Bunch of unpatriotic freeloading trees and animals. About time we have a president that puts them in their place. They’re ripping us off!

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

Guns don't need wood parts anymore. I believe billionaire biomaterials work better? I'd say some testing is on order. We need some billionaires. I believe the bones are probably the sturdiest parts. And their teeth have gold.

[–] TomBombadil@hexbear.net 11 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The forests aren't healthy... And some could indeed use proper thinning out. They've been stopped from burning naturally and remain uncut causing many tiny scrawny trees rather than large healthy forests. This makes wildfires that get out of hand that much more intense. The forests are full of perfect fire fuel. So proper thinning would be excellent in fact.

Obviously that's not what trump is gonna do tho. No need to thin if you just clear cut.

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[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If a tree falls on him in the forest, would anyone hear him squish? Or care?

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[–] buh@hexbear.net 11 points 1 week ago

Trees are woke

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