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Western Ghats come under "Hot Spot" category, because of
Western Ghats come under "Hot Spot" category, because of
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The correct option is D High endemism
A hot spot is a biodiversity-rich area, that is under a high degree of threat. The Western Ghats of India are one of the global biodiversity hotspots, and a centre of caecilian diversity. Caecilians are legless, burrowing amphibians, which mostly live in leaf litter, loose soil, under rocks and decaying logs. The mountains, being less hospitable to human occupation, retain much larger areas under natural or semi-natural biological communities. This is why the Western Ghats and the Eastern Himalayas are today the most significant repositories of India's biodiversity. Amongst them, the Western Ghats have a larger number of species restricted to India alone. Hence, the Western Ghats and Eastern Himalayas are two of the world's biodiversity hotspots.
A hot spot is a biodiversity-rich area, that is under a high degree of threat. The Western Ghats of India are one of the global biodiversity hotspots, and a centre of caecilian diversity. Caecilians are legless, burrowing amphibians, which mostly live in leaf litter, loose soil, under rocks and decaying logs. The mountains, being less hospitable to human occupation, retain much larger areas under natural or semi-natural biological communities.
This is why the Western Ghats and the Eastern Himalayas are today the most significant repositories of India's biodiversity. Amongst them, the Western Ghats have a larger number of species restricted to India alone. Hence, the Western Ghats and Eastern Himalayas are two of the world's biodiversity hotspots.
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