Biodiversity
Biodiversityis the degree of variation of life forms within a given species, ecosystem,biome, or planet. Terrestrial biodiversity
tends to be highest at low latitudesnear the equator, which seems to be the result of the warm climate and highprimary productivity. Marine biodiversity tends to be highest along coasts inthe Western Pacific, where sea surface temperature is highest and in
mid-latitudinalband in all oceans. Biodiversity generally tends to cluster in hotspots, andhas been increasing through time but will be likely to slow in the future.
Theperiod since the emergence of humans has displayed an ongoing biodiversityreduction and an accompanying loss of genetic diversity.
Named the Holoceneextinction, the reduction is caused primarily by human impacts, particularlyhabitat destruction. Conversely, biodiversity impacts human health in a numberof ways, both positively and negatively.
TheUnited Nations designated 2011-2020 as the United Nations Decade onBiodiversity.
Backgroundof Project Biodiversity Park
I have beena student of Natural Science for more than two decades. It started when I wentto my undergraduate college in 1997
to study Botany and it’s still on when I amearning my livelihood as an Environmental Professional. Being a student ofnatural science I wanted to pay tribute to Mother Nature and I have chosen todo it by making replica of different terrestrial biodiversity
model throughoutthis entire decade designated for Biodiversity.
Underthis project I have decided to make following seven different models withreplica of different animal species and their natural
habitat:
1. Mountain
Forest
2. Rain
Forest
3. Savanna
Forest
4. Polar
Biodiversity
5. Desert
Biodiversity
6. Countryside
Farmhouse and
7. Jurassic
Park
Thisreport describes all the above mentioned models. All the information in thisreport is taken from
Wikipedia, myfavourite website. In this report the first photographs of every chapter are ofmy hand made models and second photographs are taken from various websites.
Theanimal replicas are the products of
Naturepavillionand scenic materials are bought from Woodlandscenicsand other regular local craft shops.
I have already made first three models and they are available for display in face book (https://www.facebook.com/arnab.basu.773/media_set?set=a.740265559317395.1073741828.100000018743674&type=1)