11.5.2 Hotspots
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Hotspots are areas characterized with high concentration of endemic species (the organisms which are exclusively restricted to a given area) experiencing unusual rapid rate of habitat modification loss. Norman Myers defined hot spots as “regions that harbour a great diversity of endemic species and at the same time, have been significantly impacted and altered by human activities.” A hotspot is a region that supports at least endemic vascular plant species ( . % of the global total) has lost more than % of its original vegetation. There are biodiversity hotspots in the world. India is home to four biodiversity hotspots (as per ENVIS). They are a. Himalaya (the entire Indian Himalayan region)
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Hotspots are areas characterized with high concentration of endemic species (the organisms which are exclusively restricted to a given area) experiencing unusual rapid rate of habitat modification loss. Norman Myers defined hot spots as “regions that harbour a great diversity of endemic species and at the same time, have been significantly impacted and altered by human activities.” A hotspot is a region that supports at least endemic vascular plant species ( . % of the global total) has lost more than % of its original vegetation. There are biodiversity hotspots in the world.
India is home to four biodiversity hotspots (as per ENVIS). They are a. Himalaya (the entire Indian Himalayan region)
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