Principles of Environmental Science 8th Edition by William Cunningham,Mary Cunningham

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What is a biodiversity hot spot? List several of them (see fig. 5.22).
FIGURE 5.22: Biodiversity "hot spots" identified by Conservation International tend to be in tropical or Mediterranean climates and on islands, coastlines, or mountains where many habitats exist and physical barriers encourage speciation. Numbers represent estimated endemic (locally unique) species in each area. SOURCE: Data from Conservation International.