Biodiversity Hotspots

Biodiversity Hotspots are Geographic areas that contain high levels of diversified species, but are threatened with extinction. There are currently 34 biodiversity hotspots in the world. Biodiversity hotspots are due to poor maintainence and conservation, Preservation, alimentation, resources and mutual sustained maintainence. To qualify as a biodiversity hotspot, a region must meet two strict criteria: It must have at least 1,500 vascular plants as endemics which is to say, it must have a high percentage of plant life found nowhere else on the planet. A hotspot, in other words, is irreplaceable. It must have 30% or less of its original natural vegetation. In other words, it must be threatened. Around the world, 35 areas qualify as hotspots. They represent just 2.3% of Earth’s land surface, but they support more than half of the world’s plant species as endemics i.e., species found no place else and nearly 43% of bird, mammal, reptile and amphibian species as endemics.

Journals related Biodiversity Hotspots
International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystems Services & Management, Biodiversitas, Biodiversity : Research and Conservation, Biodiversity Journal, Bulletin de l’Institut Scientifique : Section Sciences de la Vie, Animal Biodiversity and Conservation,Annali di Botanica, American Naturalist ,Conservation Biology, Global Change Biology, Journal of Biodiversity and Ecological Sciences,Mediterranean Marine Science, Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences .