Biodiversity Hotspots (2016)

There are currently 36 recognized biodiversity hotspots. These are Earth’s most biologically rich—yet threatened—terrestrial regions.To qualify as a biodiversity hotspot, an area must meet two strict criteria:Contain at least 1,500 species of vascular plants found nowhere else on Earth (known as ...

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Field	Value
Source	https://resources.unep-wcmc.org/products/124b9a66d1c642b5bc41d1ff703a0d21
Author	UNEP-WCMC
Maintainer	UNEP-WCMC
Last Updated	March 9, 2023, 14:17 (UTC)
Created	March 9, 2023, 12:16 (UTC)
GUID	unep-wcmc-rsrc-geospatial-dataset-124b9a66d1c642b5bc41d1ff703a0d21
Issued	2022-06-23T08:52:41.272+00:00
Language	en
Modified	2023-01-19T13:00:18.309+00:00
Publisher email	info@unep-wcmc.org
Publisher name	UNEP-WCMC
Theme	Geospatial Dataset
avg_rating	0
citation	Michael Hoffman, Kellee Koenig, Gill Bunting, Jennifer Costanza, & Williams, Kristen J. (2016). Biodiversity Hotspots (version 2016.1) (2016.1) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3261807
data_type	webpage
date_published	2016-01-01
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license	cc-by-sa
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short_description	Conservation International’s biodiversity hotspots—defined regions around the world where biodiversity conservation is most urgent because of high levels of endemism and human threat.