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Biodiversity Hotspots
 “The most remarkable places on
     Earth are also the most
          threatened.”
                        By
                       B Shravani
Definition

      • Contain at least
        1,500 species of
        vascular plants

      • Has lost at least
        70 percent of its
        original habitat.
Causes
 • Unsustainable
   Consumption in
   northern
   countries

 • Extreme poverty
   in Tropics
Biodiversity Hot-Spots




   The hots pots repres ent an opportunity
to help cons erve the divers ity of life on earth
The List
    • These 34 hot
      spots account for
      2.3% of the
      Earth’s land
      area, yet over
      50% of Earth’s
      plants and 40%
      of its land
      vertebrates.
The List (cont.)
        • North and Central
          America

        • California Floristic   Province


        • Caribbean Islands

        • Madrean Pine-Oak Woodlands

        • Mesoamerica
The List (cont.)
        • South America
        • Atlantic Forest

        • Cerrado

        • Chilean Winter Rainfall-Valdivi

        • Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena
        • Tropical Andes
The List (cont.)
        • Africa
        •   Cape Floristic Region

        •   Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa

        •    Eastern Afromontane

        •    Guinean Forests of West Africa

        •   Horn of Africa

        •
            Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands


        •    Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany

        •    Succulent Karoo
A Few Helpful Definitions
• Unique - Applying exclusively to an area.
• Endemic - Native to a certain region.
• Keystone species - central supporting
  element of a whole ecosystem; removal
  may have far reaching consequences.
• Terrestrial – On land.

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Biodiversity hotspots

  • 1. Biodiversity Hotspots “The most remarkable places on Earth are also the most threatened.” By B Shravani
  • 2. Definition • Contain at least 1,500 species of vascular plants • Has lost at least 70 percent of its original habitat.
  • 3. Causes • Unsustainable Consumption in northern countries • Extreme poverty in Tropics
  • 4. Biodiversity Hot-Spots The hots pots repres ent an opportunity to help cons erve the divers ity of life on earth
  • 5. The List • These 34 hot spots account for 2.3% of the Earth’s land area, yet over 50% of Earth’s plants and 40% of its land vertebrates.
  • 6. The List (cont.) • North and Central America • California Floristic Province • Caribbean Islands • Madrean Pine-Oak Woodlands • Mesoamerica
  • 7. The List (cont.) • South America • Atlantic Forest • Cerrado • Chilean Winter Rainfall-Valdivi • Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena • Tropical Andes
  • 8. The List (cont.) • Africa • Cape Floristic Region • Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa • Eastern Afromontane • Guinean Forests of West Africa • Horn of Africa • Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands • Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany • Succulent Karoo
  • 9. A Few Helpful Definitions • Unique - Applying exclusively to an area. • Endemic - Native to a certain region. • Keystone species - central supporting element of a whole ecosystem; removal may have far reaching consequences. • Terrestrial – On land.