How many hot spots of biodiversity in the world have been identified till date by Norman Myers?
34
25
43
17
A
17
B
34
C
25
D
43
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The concept of biodiversity hotspot was given by Myers who first recognized 10 hot spots that have high biodiversity. A hotspot is natural habitat that has atleast more than 0.5% of total vascular plants as endemic species and is under threat by human activities. Total 34 hotspots have been identified til date that cover only 2.3% of earth surface but are habitat for 77% of world's species.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.
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