Benefits of biodiversity include:
Pharmaceuticals derived from
plants
Enzymes obtained from
prokaryotes
Ecosystem services such as
Pollination of crops and natural
vegetation
Dispersal
of seeds
Biological
control
of agricultural pests.
Generation and
preservation
of soils
Flood
control
Detoxification and decomposition of
wastes
Cycling of
nutrients
Provision of beauty and recreational opportunities
Benefits of biodiversity include:
