…could have been the slogan of the seminar in Montenegro run a few weeks ago by the Co-operation and Development Network (CDN). The topic was biodiversity (biological diversity) and was held in Montenegro since this country has a remarkably high percentage of Europe’s species, many which can be found only here. South eastern Europe is…
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The biodiversity of forests
Biodiversity is the name given to the range or number of species or subspecies found in a particular area. Why is biodiversity so important? Because when a habitat’s biodiversity is disturbed it undermines the ecosystem. Biodiversity provides species for food, fuel, fibers and medicinal properties. The removal of one or two species from a food…
Coleoptera: Scolytidae, several species
Over 600 beetles in the family Scolytidae are commonly referred to as bark beetles. Species identification is difficult because nearly all bark beetles are black or brown, cylindrical, hard- shelled, and between 1/8 and 1/3 inch long. Luckily, similarities in their life cycles and in the injury they cause usually make species determination unnecessary for…