Question

Hotspots are priority areas for in situ conservation. The key criteria for determining a hotspot is/are:

• A. Location in developed/undeveloped country
• B. Vicinity to the sea
• C. Habitat to number of endemic species and degree of threat
• D. All of these

Answer 1

The correct option is C Habitat to number of endemic species and degree of threat

Hot spots for biodiversity are the areas with a high density of biodiversity and megadiversity which are also the most threatened once. Ecological hotspots are determined by four factors.

Number of species diversity.

Degree of endemism.

The degree of threat to that habitat due to its degradation and fragmentation.

Degree of exploitation

So, the correct option is 'to habitat number of endemic species and degree of Threat'