La perte de biodiversité
Example: La perte de biodiversité menace l'équilibre des écosystèmes locaux.
Definition
"La perte de biodiversité" refers to the decline or reduction in the variety and variability of living organisms within a specific environment, which threatens the stability and health of local ecosystems.
Etymology
The phrase "la perte de biodiversité" comes from French, where 'perte' means 'loss' and 'biodiversité' means 'biodiversity.' 'Biodiversité' itself is a combination of 'bio-' (life) and 'diversité' (diversity), highlighting the concept of variety among living organisms.
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"La perte de biodiversité" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Environment - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 100 commonly used words.
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