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单词 biodiversity hotspot
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biodiversity hotspot
14. Ecology. A locality or region with very high biodiversity; spec. one that has a high proportion of endemic species and is under threat. More fully biodiversity hotspot.A biodiversity hotspot has been defined as having at least 1500 species of endemic vascular plants and having lost at least 70 per cent of its original habitat.
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1976 Science 10 Sept. 1028/1 ‘Hot spots’ of locally high resource production may be important hedges against extinction.]
1985 E. O. Wilson in BioScience 35 702/1 Hot spots of disproportionately high diversity of plants and animals occur within larger rainforests.
1993 Conservation Biol. 7 208/3 He reaches far and wide to illuminate his message, describing biodiversity hot spots under siege around the world.
1997 B. McCrea et al. S. Afr.: Rough Guide 104 The smallest and richest of the floral kingdoms; its 8500 species make it one of the world's biodiversity hot spots.
2005 New Scientist 19 Feb. 82 (advt.) A contribution to the understanding of the biodiversity of the Western Ghats hotspot.
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