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biodiversity hotspot: a standalone construct

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biodiversityhotspot1 CONSTRUCTBiodiversity hotspotMYERS · CONSERVATION SCIENCE

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Conservation science

a region with exceptional numbers of endemic species that has also lost most of its original habitat, flagged as a conservation priority.

In conservation science, biodiversity hotspot refers to a region with exceptional numbers of endemic species that has also lost most of its original habitat, flagged as a conservation priority. This meaning comes from Myers (2000) in Nature.[1]

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  1. Myers, N., Mittermeier, R. A., Mittermeier, C. G., da Fonseca, G. A. B., & Kent, J. (2000). Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities. Nature, 403(6772), 853-858. https://doi.org/10.1038/35002501

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