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Q39 (IAS/1996) Environment & Ecology › Biodiversity & Protected Areas › Biodiversity hotspots Answer Verified

Which one of the following regions of India is now regarded as an ‘ecological hot spot’ ?

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The Western Ghats are widely regarded as an ecological (biodiversity) hotspot. They form one of the world’s eight “hottest” hotspots of biological diversity and were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to their exceptional ecological and biological processes and high levels of endemism and threatened species [1]. Texts describing India’s biodiversity hotspots explicitly list the Western Ghats (together with Sri Lanka) as a major hotspot, highlighting centres of diversity such as Agasthymalai Hills and Silent Valley and a wide range of forest types from tropical evergreen to deciduous [2]. While the Eastern Himalayas are also identified as a hotspot in India, the Western Ghats best match the conventional designation “ecological hot spot” used in such questions [3].

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  1. [1] Environment and Ecology, Majid Hussain (Access publishing 3rd ed.) > Chapter 4: BIODIVERSITY > Western ghats as a World Heritage site > p. 57
  2. [2] Environment and Ecology, Majid Hussain (Access publishing 3rd ed.) > Chapter 4: BIODIVERSITY > Himalayas and east and south east Asia > p. 9
  3. [3] Environment and Ecology, Majid Hussain (Access publishing 3rd ed.) > Chapter 4: BIODIVERSITY > Himalayas and east and south east Asia > p. 8
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