Natural ResourcesBiodiversity ConservationBiologyBiodiversity MonitoringBiodiversity PolicyConservation PolicyBiodiversityBiodiversity Impact AssessmentBiodiversity InventoryBiodiversity Survey DesignBiodiversity AssessmentBiodiversity Conservation ObjectivesBiodiversity SurveysEcological ComplexityGenetic Diversity DynamicsGenetic Diversity UtilizationLong-term Biodiversity MonitoringLong-term Population Monitoring
Rapid growth of human population and increase of human activities have exerted great impacts on biodiversity which refers to the totality of living organisms, the ecological complexity in which they occur and the related ecological processes. Biodiversity benefits human welfare directly, as various organisms are used to satisfy basic human needs, and indirectly, as diversity supports many processes essential to human survival and progress. The reduction of the Earth's biodiversity has emerged as a public policy issue in the last couple of years. Growing concern on this planetary problem has prompted a increase in studies of the subject. The studies fall into 7 categories: ① Biodiversity survey, inventory and the establishment of information system; ② Impacts of human dimensions on biodiversity; ③ The role of biodiversity in ecosystem functioning; ④ Biodiversity long-term monitoring; ⑤ mechanisms for biodiversity being endangered; ⑥ Studies on genetic diversity of domesticated plants and animals and their wild relatives; ⑦ Technologies and strategies for biodiversity conservation. In accordance with the concrete situation of China, 4 priorities for further research are proposed: ① Biodiversity survey, inventory and monitoring; ② mechanisms for biodiversity being endangered and related conservation strategies; ③ The role of biodiversity in ecosystem functioning; ④ Studies on genetic diversity of domesticated plants and animals and their wild relatives.