Global Biodiversity Hotspot

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Global_Biodiversity_Hotspot
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nature_reserve
gptkbp:conservationFundingPriority High
gptkbp:criteria High Endemism
Significant Habitat Loss
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:Conservation_International
gptkbp:excludes Marine Ecosystems
gptkbp:firstDefined 1988
gptkbp:focus Terrestrial Ecosystems
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Global Biodiversity Hotspot
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:California_Floristic_Province
gptkb:Western_Ghats
gptkb:Sundaland
gptkb:Madagascar_and_the_Indian_Ocean_Islands
gptkb:Tropical_Andes
gptkbp:numberOfLocations 36
gptkbp:percentageOfEarthSurface 2.4%
gptkbp:percentageOfPlantSpecies over 50%
gptkbp:percentageOfVertebrateSpecies over 42%
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Norman_Myers
gptkbp:purpose Conservation Prioritization
gptkbp:relatedConcept geographical region
Biodiversity
Endemism
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:WWF
gptkb:IUCN
gptkbp:threats Deforestation
Urbanization
Habitat Destruction
gptkbp:updated Russell Mittermeier
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:southwestern_Australia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7