![We use habitats to understand biodiversity infographic](http://static.sciencelearn.org.nz/images/images/000/004/626/full/DOC_ITV_02_Classifying_marine_habitats.jpg?1674175199)
Areas where a diversity of ecosystems, habitats or species are found are said to have high biological diversity (biodiversity).
Generally, communities with a higher diversity of species and habitat types will be more resilient to environmental changes and able to more quickly recover from disturbances.
Download the Department of Conservation infographic as a PDF.
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