What is the difference between rare species and endemic species?
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Rare species......
Many species in the Wet Tropics, particularly rainforest species, are naturally rare. Relative rarity of a species population is influenced by factors such as geographic range, local abundance and ubiquity of occurrence within the range of the species. It is often the case that species with a small geographic range have a low local abundance and are patchily distributed. Such characteristics make a species more susceptible to environmental change or disturbance and increase the potential for extinction. Thus rare species are often a focus for conservation management even when there are no obvious threats to their survival.
Endemic species.......
Over 2,800 plant species from 221 families are found in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area (and about 4,000 plant species in the bioregion). More than 700 species (25 percent) are endemic to the Area. This a very high proportion and is due to a range of factors, including:
the unique origins of Gondwanan flora
the numerous cool wet refugia in the mountain ranges where specialised plants and animals have survived for millenia
the natural expansion and contraction of rainforests due to natural climate cycles.
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Specias found only in a particular area is known as - endemic species .
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