biodiversity hotspot

collocation in English

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biodiversity
noun[U]
uk
/ˌbaɪ.əʊ.daɪˈvɜː.sə.ti/us
/ˌbaɪ.oʊ.dɪˈvɝː.sə.t̬i/
the number and types of plants and animals that exist in a particular area or in the world generally, or the problem of ...
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hotspot
noun[C]
uk
/ˈhɒt.spɒt/us
/ˈhɑːt.spɑːt/
a place where war or other fighting is likely ...
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It is frequently referred to as abiodiversityhotspot.
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Abiodiversityhotspotcontains irreplaceable areas to the plants and animals that live there.
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This biome is abiodiversityhotspotwith the largest concentration of succulent plants in the world.
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Biodiversity hotspots and major tropical wilderness areas: approaches to setting conservation priorities.
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Rozzi has called upon tourism operators to place this narrative into their offering for the region and take advantage of thisbiodiversityhotspotfor non-vascular flora.
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This is due to the presence of old-growth forests (i.e., ancient/primary forests), which are biodiversity hotspots.
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The region is included in the list of 34 world biodiversity hotspots.
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An example given was that the average protection of 8.4% in biodiversity hotspots.
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These biodiversity hotspots are home to millions of habitat specialists, which do not exist beyond a tiny area.
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The family has a wide distribution in tropical and warm-temperate regions of the world, and are typically common in many of the world's biodiversity hotspots.
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The area is one of the 25 biodiversity hotspots of the world.
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Centres of endemism may overlap with biodiversity hotspots which are biogeographic regions characterized both by high levels of plant endemism "and by serious levels of habitat loss".
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The region is considered one of 25 global plant biodiversity hotspots and portions were declared protected in 1999 in order to preserve the abundant wildlife and colourful wild flowers.
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