Question

Who first coined the term biodiversity and in which year?

Answer 1

Hint:He contracted the term biological diversity to biodiversity. The term ‘Biological diversity’ was coined by Lovejoy in 1980.

Complete answer:
Biodiversity is the richness and variability of life on Earth. Biodiversity is usually a representation of variation at the level of evolution, organisms and ecosystems. Terrestrial biodiversity is typically stronger near the equator as a function of the warm atmosphere and high primary productivity. Biodiversity improves the efficiency of habitats where each species has an essential role to play. Biodiversity plays a key role in human nutrition through its effect on world food production, maintaining healthy soil fertility and providing genetic opportunities for all crops, livestock and marine organisms harvested for food. The biodiversity in India is very rich. India is one of the 'mega-diversity' countries in the world. It is ranked 9th in the world in terms of the diversity of higher plant species. At the ecosystem level, India is also very well-endowed with 10 distinct biogeographic zones.
In 1985, Walter G. Rosen first coined the term ‘Biodiversity’. It is a compound word of the longer form ‘Biological diversity’ which was coined by Lovejoy in 1980 to denote the number of species present in a group.

Note:Mega means great so that a great number and variety of species in an ecosystem are meant by great diversity. As India is extremely rich in plant and animal diversity, it is known as the Mega Diversity Centre.