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    Around the world are various biodiversity 'HOTSPOTS'. What do you understand by this term, 'hotspot'? a hotspot is a place that have species that only in that determent place exist and if it disappears, that determine species will stop existing.

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    Around the world are various biodiversity 'HOTSPOTS'. What do you understand by this term, 'hotspot'? a hotspot is a place that have species that only in that determent place exist and if it disappears, that determine species will stop existing.

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    Biohomework PDF

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    Around the world are various biodiversity 'HOTSPOTS'. What do you understand by this term, 'hotspot'? a hotspot is a place that have species that only in that determent place exist and if it disappears, that determine species will stop existing.

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    BIODIVERSITYHOTSPOTS 1. Wetriedtodefinebiodiversitywritedownherewhatyounowunderstandby thewordBIODIVERSITY. Bythewordbiodiversitymeansthatinanecosystemthereareavarietyofdifferentspecieson thesamespace.Alsoitcanmeanthenumberofhabitatsonalocation. 2.AroundtheworldarevariousbiodiversityHOTSPOTS.Whatdoyouunderstand bythis term,hotspot? Ahotspotwecanunderstandthatisaplacethathavespeciesthatonlyinthatdetermentplace existandifitdisappears,thatdeterminespecieswillstopexisting. Listsomeofthemorefamousbiodiversityhotspots,andbesideeach,verybrieflysay what makesitahotspotorwhyitisdeterminedorconservedasahotspot. 1.Madagascar:deforestationontheislandisleavinglemureswithoutahabitat 2.

    TropicalAndes:theclimatechangeisreducingtheparamo,andtheglaciarreduction 4.Valdiviantemperaterainforest:Thespeciesofplantsareunique,thereproblemisthe foresthavetreesthatareessentialonthepaperproduction. 5.CoastalforestsofeasternAfrica:Isatropicalmoistforestthatgoesalongtheindiancoast andSomali 6.SucculentKaroo:hasmanyspecieslike50typesofscorpionsandinvertebrates,hasarox 630species. 7.EasternHimalaya:has10ofthetallestmountains,havetheonehornrhinoandtheasian elephant 8.BiodiversityofNewZealand:animalsintheislandhavebeenevolvingsomanyofthe speciesareunique,humanimpacthavetakensomeofthemtoextinction 9.MountainsofSouthwestChina:containsmanyspeciesthatareindangerlikethetigerand pandas,muchmore.Theillegalhuntinghavetakentothisspeciestoapointofnearlyextinction 10.TumbesChocMagdalena:Theillegaldeforestationandexpansionoffarming.Species thatareonlyfoundtherearebeingaffected

    Nowgotowww.biodiversityhotspots.org.Hereyouwillfindsomeusefuldefinitionsand some quitedetaileddescriptionsoftheworldshotspots.Selectanyoneofthehotspotsfrom the dropdownmenuandmakeawrittensummarywiththefollowinginformation: Whereisthehotspot? Whyisitespeciallyimportant? Whatimportantspeciesarepresent? Wholooksafterorisresponsiblefortheconservationofthishotspot? ThehotspotIchooseTropicalAndes,thisisahotspotthatislocatedonalloftheandes cordillera.ThisstartsinthecolombiaandgoestoArgentina,isespeciallyimportantbecause manyofthiscountriesreliesonthismountainsandthespeciestherearetherearerareandonly existonthatpartoftheworld.TheimportantspeciesthatexisttherearetheCondorsandmany morebirdspeciesthatareuniqueontheworld.Onplantspeciestherearemanyplantsbutone ofthemostimportantareastheytrytoprotectistheparamobecausemanyoftheecosystems dependspecificallyonthatarea,fortheproductionofwater.Theprotectiondependsonthe country,butmostofthemhaveangovernmentorganizationthatprotectsthehotspot.

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