Question

what is biodiversity hotspot? Why is India considered as a mega biodiversity hotspot?​

Answer 1

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A biodiversity hotspot is a biogeographic region that is both a significant reservoir of biodiversity and is threatened with destruction. The term biodiversity hotspot specifically refers to 25 biologically rich areas around the world that have lost at least 70 percent of their original habitat.

It hosts 4 biodiversity hotspots:the Himalayas, the Western Ghats, the Indo-Burma region and the Sundaland (Includes Nicobar group of Islands). These hotspots have numerous endemic species.

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Answer 2

ғᴏʀᴇsᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀs ʙɪᴏᴅɪᴠᴇʀsɪᴛʏ ʜᴏᴛsᴘᴏᴛ

ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ɪs ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴍᴇɢᴀ ᴅɪᴠᴇʀsɪᴛʏ ʜᴏᴛsᴘᴏᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ᴅɪᴠᴇʀsɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪsᴍ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜᴇʀᴇ ʀᴀɴɢɪɴɢ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴇᴀsᴛᴇʀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴇsᴛᴇʀɴ ɢʜᴀᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏʀᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴜᴛʜ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ᴛᴏᴏ. ᴍᴀɪɴʟʏ ᴡᴇsᴛᴇʀɴ ɢʜᴀᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀᴛ ʜɪɢʜ ʀɪsᴋ ɴᴏᴡ.