Caucasus biodiversity hotspot

E672717
biodiversity hotspot conservation region ecoregion complex

The Caucasus biodiversity hotspot is a globally recognized conservation region spanning parts of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, noted for its exceptionally high levels of species richness and endemism under significant threat from human activities.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Caucasus ecoregion 1

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
conservation region ⓘ
ecoregion complex ⓘ
biogeographicRealm Palearctic NERFINISHED ⓘ
conservationPriority very high ⓘ
containsEcosystemType alpine meadow ⓘ
coastal ecosystem ⓘ
montane forest ⓘ
steppe ⓘ
subalpine meadow ⓘ
temperate broadleaf forest ⓘ
temperate mixed forest ⓘ
wetland ⓘ
ecosystemService carbon storage ⓘ
local climate regulation ⓘ
soil protection ⓘ
water regulation ⓘ
hasCharacteristic high endemism ⓘ
high species richness ⓘ
high threat from human activities ⓘ
hasConservationStatus global biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
hasEndemicTaxa Caucasian grouse ⓘ
Caucasian leopard population ⓘ
Caucasian salamander ⓘ
Caucasian tur NERFINISHED ⓘ
Colchic boxwood NERFINISHED ⓘ
East Caucasian tur NERFINISHED ⓘ
West Caucasian tur NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasKeyOrganization BirdLife International NERFINISHED ⓘ
Caucasus Nature Fund NERFINISHED ⓘ
IUCN NERFINISHED ⓘ
WWF NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesCountry Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Azerbaijan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ
Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesRegion Colchis lowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
Greater Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hyrcanian forests NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lesser Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor high plant endemism ⓘ
high vertebrate endemism ⓘ
relict forest communities ⓘ
locatedIn Caucasus region ⓘ
Eastern Europe ⓘ
Western Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf global network of biodiversity hotspots ⓘ
recognizedBy Conservation International NERFINISHED ⓘ
supports migratory bird flyways ⓘ
threatenedBy agricultural expansion ⓘ
climate change ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
infrastructure development ⓘ
mining ⓘ
overgrazing ⓘ
poaching ⓘ
unsustainable logging ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rioni River basin → ecoregion → Caucasus biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
Caucasian Biosphere Reserve → partOf → Caucasus biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
Colchic rainforest → partOf → Caucasus biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
Teberda Nature Reserve → partOf → Caucasus biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
this entity surface form: Caucasus ecoregion