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What is meant by the extractive use of biodiversity? How is it different from the non-extractive use value of biodiversity

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Biodiversity is the variety and variability of life on Earth. Biodiversity is typically a measure of variation at the genetic, species, and ecosystem level.Terrestrial biodiversity is usually greater near the equator,which is the result of the warm climate and high primary productivity.Biodiversity is not distributed evenly on Earth, and is richest in the tropics. These tropical forest ecosystems cover less than 10 percent of earth's surface, and contain about 90 percent of the world's species. Marine biodiversity is usually highest along coasts in the Western Pacific, where sea surface temperature is highest, and in the mid-latitudinal band in all oceans. There are latitudinal gradients in species diversity. The most obvious value is from direct extractive uses, such as the production of timber or the collection of plants and animals for food. There may also be direct non-extractive uses of biodiversity, such as their importance for recreation .