5 curiosities about Biodiversity

There are a lot of things we actually don´t know about biodiversity. So, if you are interested in knowing some new things about the biodiversity which surrounds us, you only have to read this little article.

1) You will think that the main place which provides us oxygen is the Amazonian jungle, don´t you? Well, sorry, but I have to tell you that you are wrong. According to some studies on a University in London, oceanic plankton provides us the 75% of the oxygen we breath, and on the other hand it absorbs the 25% of the carbon we emit.
2) As we all know, the amount of water in the earth surface is higher that the land surface. Well, a really curious thing is that the 60% of the oceanic animals live not farther that 60 km from us.
3) As you might know, tourism is one of the most important thing of a city, due to the fact that it improves the local economy. But maybe you didn't know that one of six jobs in a city are dedicated only to biodiversity.
4) Whales are pretty important in Canaries, for example, due to the fact that it attract turist and they earn more money.
5) Some scientists say that oceanic biodiversity is so important because it facilities the improvement of the creation of new medicines.