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Biodiversity, species and wildlife

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  Biodiversity is the web of life. Let's consider that again Biodiversity is the web of life Some people dislike the term biodiversity; newsreaders, councillors and planners find it's multi-syllables a little surprising to pronounce. A complex word for a concept imbued with complexity, it does require some effort to understand. Biodiversity is found in ancient managed habitats: grasslands such as Kingston Cemetery Fungi , r are fungi, even rarer fungi heaths, chalk downs, Seething Wells woods, and brownfield sites. The older the habitat the more diverse will be the biodiversity. The greater the area the more complex the biodiversity. The less polluted the richer the biodiversity. Biodiversity is the sum total of insects, fungi, plants, found in a habitat, or mosaic of habitats. There are various ways of classifying habitats such as the  JNCC Phase 1 habitat survey. Using these and other methods we can quantify the potential for a  biodiverse invertebrate communiti...