What percentage of earth's land area is covered by the 25 hotspots?
What percentage of earth's land area is covered by the 25 hotspots?
The correct option is B 2.3%
A biodiversity
hotspot is a biogeographic region with a significant reservoir of biodiversity
that is under threat from humans. Around the world, 25 areas qualify under
definition of hotspots. These sites support nearly 60% of the world's plant,
bird, mammal, reptile, and amphibian species, with a very high share of endemic
species. The biodiversity hotspots hold especially high numbers of endemic
species, yet their combined area of remaining habitat covers only 2.3 percent
of the Earth's land surface. Each hotspot faces extreme threats and has already
lost at least 70 percent of its original natural vegetation. Over 50 percent of
the world’s plant species and 42 percent of all terrestrial vertebrate species
are endemic to the 34 biodiversity hotspots. So, the correct answer is '2.3%'.
A biodiversity hotspot is a biogeographic region with a significant reservoir of biodiversity that is under threat from humans. Around the world, 25 areas qualify under definition of hotspots. These sites support nearly 60% of the world's plant, bird, mammal, reptile, and amphibian species, with a very high share of endemic species. The biodiversity hotspots hold especially high numbers of endemic species, yet their combined area of remaining habitat covers only 2.3 percent of the Earth's land surface. Each hotspot faces extreme threats and has already lost at least 70 percent of its original natural vegetation. Over 50 percent of the world’s plant species and 42 percent of all terrestrial vertebrate species are endemic to the 34 biodiversity hotspots. So, the correct answer is '2.3%'.
