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The erosion of biodiversity and biomass in the Atlantic Forest biodiversity hotspot [PDF]

Nature Communications, 2020
Quantifying forest degradation and biodiversity losses is necessary to inform conservation and restoration policies. Here the authors analyze a large dataset for the Atlantic Forest in South America to quantify losses in forest biomass and tree species ...
Renato A. F. de Lima, Alexandre A. Oliveira, Gregory R. Pitta, André L. de Gasper, Alexander C. Vibrans, Jérôme Chave, Hans ter Steege, Paulo I. Prado   +7 more
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Cenozoic history of the tropical marine biodiversity hotspot [PDF]

Nature
International audienceThe region with the highest marine biodiversity on our planet is known as the Coral Triangle or Indo-Australian Archipelago (IAA) 1,2 .
Skye Yunshu Tian, Moriaki Yasuhara, Fabien L Condamine   +2 more
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Ojo Guareña: A Hotspot of Subterranean Biodiversity in Spain

Diversity, 2021
Ojo Guareña Natural Monument in Burgos (Spain) is an important and large karstic system. It consists of more than 110 km of surveyed galleries, and it has rich sources of organic material from the surface and permanent water circulation. It is the fourth
Ana I Camacho
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A spatial inventory of freshwater macroinvertebrate occurrences in the Guineo-Congolian biodiversity hotspot [PDF]

Scientific Data
The Guineo-Congolian region, extending from Guinea in West Africa to the central part of Africa, is considered an important biodiversity hotspot in the Afrotropics.
Emmanuel O. Akindele, Abiodun M. Adedapo, Oluwaseun T. Akinpelu, Esther D. Kowobari, Oluwatosin C. Folorunso, Ibrahim R. Fagbohun, Tolulope A. Oladeji, Olanrewaju O. Aliu, Oluwatobiloba S. Adenola, Babasola W. Adu, Francis O. Arimoro, Sylvester S. Ogbogu, Sami Domisch   +12 more
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Sites for priority biodiversity conservation in the Caribbean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot [PDF]

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2012
The Caribbean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot is exceptionally important for global biodiversity conservation due to high levels of species endemism and threat. A total of 755 Caribbean plant and vertebrate species are considered globally threatened, making
V. Anadon-Irizarry, D.C. Wege, A. Upgren, R. Young, B. Boom, Y.M. Leon, Y. Arias, K. Koenig, A.L. Morales, W. Burke   +9 more
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Key Biodiversity Areas identification in Japan Hotspot

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2012
Priority sites within Japan Hotspot were identified using Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) criteria, based on vulnerability and irreplaceability. The identification process considered 217 trigger species from mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, freshwater ...
Y. Natori, M. Kohri, S. Hayama, N. De Silva   +3 more
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Unexpected microbial diversity in new Caledonia’s ultramafic ecosystems with conservation implications in a biodiversity hotspot [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Soils harbour an incredible diversity of microorganisms that play crucial roles in ecosystem functioning. However, this biodiversity remains largely overlooked, with a poor understanding of how patterns form across landscapes.
Julie Ripoll, Pierre-Louis Stenger, Nicolas Fernandez Nuñez, Julien Demenois, Alexia Stokes, Véronique Gourmelon, Kelly Dinh, Nadia Robert, Julien Drouin, Pierre Mournet, Audrey Léopold, Jennifer Read, Monique Gardes, Laurent Maggia, Fabian Carriconde   +14 more
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Hotspots of Subterranean Biodiversity [PDF]

Diversity, 2020
Worldwide, caves and groundwater habitats harbor thousands of species modified and limited to subterranean habitats in karst. Data are concentrated in Europe and USA, where a number of detailed analyses have been performed. Much less is known with respect to global patterns due to a lack of data.
Tanja Pipan, Louis Deharveng, David C. Culver   +2 more
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Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Distinct Ecosystems of the North Caucasus, a Temperate Biodiversity Hotspot. [PDF]

J Fungi (Basel), 2023
Background: Investigations that are focused on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (AMF) biodiversity is still limited. The analysis of the AMF taxa in the North Caucasus, a temperate biodiversity hotspot, used to be limited to the genus level.
Yurkov AP, Kryukov AA, Gorbunova AO, Kudriashova TR, Kovalchuk AI, Gorenkova AI, Bogdanova EM, Laktionov YV, Zhurbenko PM, Mikhaylova YV, Puzanskiy RK, Bagrova TN, Yakhin OI, Rodionov AV, Shishova MF.   +14 more
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Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions Across an Afro-Tropical Forest Biodiversity Hotspot

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Ecosystem functions are important for the resilience of ecosystems and for human livelihood quality. Intact habitats and heterogeneous environments are known to provide a large variety of ecosystem functions.
Tobias Seifert, Mike Teucher, Werner Ulrich, Felistas Mwania, Francis Gona, Jan Christian Habel   +5 more
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