Criteria for recognition as bio-diversity hotspot - Environment & Biodiversity
Q. Which of the following are criteria for recognition as a bio-diversity hotspot?
1) The area should support more than 1500 endemic species.
2) It must have lost over 70 % of the original habitat
3) Residential --------- Silence Zone
4) Courts ---------------- 55 dB- Published on 01 Sep 15a. Only 1 and 2
b. Only 2 and 3
c. Only 3
d. None of the above
ANSWER: None of the above
A biodiversity hotspot is a biogeographic region with a significant reservoir of biodiversity that is under threat from humans. Currently there are 35 hotspots. In India there are two – Eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats.
