Western Ghats and surrounding regions biodiversity hotspot

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biodiversity hotspot conservation priority area

The Western Ghats and surrounding regions biodiversity hotspot is a globally recognized conservation area in India known for its exceptionally high levels of species richness and endemism, particularly among plants, amphibians, and freshwater fauna.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot 2
Western Ghats-Sri Lanka hotspot 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
conservation priority area ⓘ
biogeographicRealm Indomalayan realm NERFINISHED ⓘ
conservationPriorityLevel global ⓘ
contains Western Ghats mountain range NERFINISHED ⓘ
adjacent hill ranges ⓘ
coastal plains ⓘ
containsProtectedAreaType biosphere reserves ⓘ
national parks ⓘ
tiger reserves ⓘ
wildlife sanctuaries ⓘ
extendsAcross states of Goa ⓘ
states of Gujarat ⓘ
states of Karnataka ⓘ
states of Kerala ⓘ
states of Maharashtra ⓘ
states of Tamil Nadu ⓘ
hasCharacteristic high endemism ⓘ
high species richness ⓘ
hasEcosystemType freshwater river systems ⓘ
montane cloud forest ⓘ
shola–grassland complex ⓘ
tropical evergreen forest ⓘ
tropical moist deciduous forest ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
hasHighEndemismIn amphibians ⓘ
freshwater fishes ⓘ
freshwater invertebrates ⓘ
plants ⓘ
identifiedBy Norman Myers and colleagues as a biodiversity hotspot NERFINISHED ⓘ
importantFor climate regulation ⓘ
freshwater provisioning ⓘ
regional monsoon patterns ⓘ
soil conservation ⓘ
locatedIn India ⓘ
notableFor amphibian diversity ⓘ
freshwater fauna diversity ⓘ
plant diversity ⓘ
overlapsWith UNESCO World Heritage Site Western Ghats NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Western Ghats NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedAs global biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
recognizedBy Conservation International NERFINISHED ⓘ
supports high human population density in surrounding areas ⓘ
threatenedBy agricultural expansion ⓘ
climate change ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ
habitat fragmentation ⓘ
hydropower development ⓘ
mining ⓘ
plantation forestry ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Nagarhole National Park → biogeographicZone → Western Ghats and surrounding regions biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
this entity surface form: Western Ghats-Sri Lanka hotspot
Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary → partOf → Western Ghats and surrounding regions biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
this entity surface form: Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot
Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary → partOf → Western Ghats and surrounding regions biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary → partOf → Western Ghats and surrounding regions biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
this entity surface form: Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot