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Hotspot (geographical area of biodiversity)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Hotspot_(geographical_area_of_biodiversity)
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:area_of_high_biodiversity
gptkb:geographical_region
gptkbp:criteria
exceptional levels of plant endemism
serious levels of habitat loss
gptkbp:definedIn
gptkb:Norman_Myers
gptkbp:definitionYear
1988
gptkbp:example
gptkb:California_Floristic_Province
gptkb:Sundaland
gptkb:Western_Ghats_and_Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Madagascar_and_the_Indian_Ocean_Islands
gptkb:Tropical_Andes
gptkbp:globalLandAreaPercentage
2.4%
gptkbp:globalPlantSpeciesPercentage
over 50%
gptkbp:globalVertebrateSpeciesPercentage
over 42%
gptkbp:habitatLossThreshold
lost at least 70% of original habitat
gptkbp:importantFor
priority for conservation
gptkbp:numberOfLocations
36
gptkbp:organization
gptkb:Conservation_International
gptkbp:plantEndemismThreshold
at least 1,500 endemic vascular plants
gptkbp:purpose
focus conservation efforts
gptkbp:relatedConcept
gptkb:endemic_species
gptkb:nature_reserve
gptkb:geographical_region
biodiversity
habitat destruction
conservation biology
threatened species
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Hotspot
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Hotspot (geographical area of biodiversity)
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