Linnaean taxonomyLinnaean taxonomy can mean either of two related concepts: The particular form of biological classification (taxonomy) set up by Carl Linnaeus, as set forth in his Systema Naturae (1735) and subsequent works. In the taxonomy of Linnaeus there are three kingdoms, divided into classes, and they, in turn, into lower ranks in a hierarchical order. A term for rank-based classification of organisms, in general. That is, taxonomy in the traditional sense of the word: rank-based scientific classification.
History of plant systematicsThe history of plant systematics—the biological classification of plants—stretches from the work of ancient Greek to modern evolutionary biologists. As a field of science, plant systematics came into being only slowly, early plant lore usually being treated as part of the study of medicine. Later, classification and description was driven by natural history and natural theology. Until the advent of the theory of evolution, nearly all classification was based on the scala naturae.
Ecosystem diversityEcosystem diversity deals with the variations in ecosystems within a geographical location and its overall impact on human existence and the environment. Ecosystem diversity addresses the combined characteristics of biotic properties (biodiversity) and abiotic properties (geodiversity). It is a variation in the ecosystems found in a region or the variation in ecosystems over the whole planet. Ecological diversity includes the variation in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
Pourriture racinairethumb |alt=Plant de pois chiche avec symptômes de pourriture racinaire. |Plant de pois chiche (Cicer arietinum) avec symptômes de pourriture racinaire. Noter la décoloration symptomatique de certaines feuilles. Les pourritures racinaires sont des maladies des plantes affectant le système racinaire causées par des agents pathogènes du sol, qui peuvent être des champignons, des bactéries, des nématodes. L'attaque des agents pathogènes provoque la désagrégation des organes de la plante dédiés à l'absorption et à la conduction des substances nutritives.
