Ecosystem biodiversity in Malaysia. [Website]
Abstract
As defined in the Convention on Biological Diversity [2] document, biodiversity is at the level of genetic, species as well as ecosystem. The lowest level of biodiversity is the genetic biodiversity; where variations lie at the genetic level. The different genetic composition and make-up of individuals of the same species of organism may result in different size, shape, colour, texture, habit, behaviour of the individuals. In Fig. 1 are several examples of intra-specific variation. The big corn is relatively larger than the small corn. The big corn is well suited for eating the seed, either as corn on the cob, or seeds separated out from the cob and made into flour. The small corn is consumed as vegetable. They are called cultivars. Once upon a time, the wild varieties were selected by farmers to cultivate in their farms for domestic use, and since these varieties were modified and maintained as artificial populations by the farmers, they are called cultivars. Of course today many of the cultivars had made their ways into the commercial agriculture as commodity crops. Similarly, water melon in Malaysia comes in two colours – red and yellow, cultivars of the same species.
| Item Type: | Website |
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| Keywords: | Ecology, Ecosystem, Biological Diversity |
| Taxonomy: | By Subject > Applied Sciences > Biology By Subject > Applied Sciences > Environmental Technology |
| Local Content Hub: | Subjects > Applied Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Mohd Fadhli Samsudin |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Jun 2021 08:28 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Jun 2021 08:28 |
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