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There are three main levels or components of biodiversity: genetic diversity within species, species richness between ecosystems, and ecosystem diversity. Measuring biodiversity through species richness, evenness, and the Shannon-Wiener index provides a measure of how healthy ecosystems are. Activities like surveying local car parks can help measure biodiversity by counting species and calculating diversity indices.
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