Introduction
Biodiversity — the animals, microbes, plants, and other organisms — is the thing that distinguishes this planet from all others known to date. Biodiversity is the thing that made and keeps this planet habitable. Biodiversity generates oxygen, absorbs carbon dioxide, provides food, comfort, and amazement, and much more. But how much do we know about it, and where might we find out more?
The purpose of this website is to introduce some of the biodiversity and biodiversity projects immediately around us, at UC Merced. We’ve organized the information in several ways so you can enjoy campus biodiversity as a quick virtual escape in your office, to getting out-and-about and into the various spaces that other animals and plants call home, and getting involved with projects across campus.
Map of UC Merced's Biodiversity
